Everyone believes firmly in the illusion of the authenticity of their own desires, but a skilled novelist implacably exposes the tricks of desire—a web of lies, dissimulations, feints, and maneuvers of their characters—and seduces readers who then fall into narratives with the external and internal objects of their desire. ❋ Gary Percesepe (2011)
It incorporated the semantic tap dancing that could imbue a single, uninflected word with a meaning that would affect the lives of millions, and it accommodated political dissimulations even Wheeler would come to regret. ❋ DANIEL OKRENT (2010)
I had already observed at Balbec that, side by side with that childlike sincerity of his face, the skin of which by its transparence rendered visible the sudden tide of certain emotions, his body had been admirably trained to perform a certain number of well-bred dissimulations, and that, like a consummate actor, he could, in his regimental and in his social life, play alternately quite different parts. ❋ Unknown (2003)
And, therefore, a number of subtle persons, whose eyes do dwell upon the faces and fashions of men, do well know the advantage of this observation, as being most part of their ability; neither can it be denied, but that it is a great discovery of dissimulations, and a great direction in business. ❋ Unknown (2003)
For the second, a man must frame some probable cause why he should not do his best, and why he should dissemble his abilities; and for that purpose must use to dissemble those abilities which are notorious in him, to give colour that his true wants are but industries and dissimulations. ❋ Unknown (2003)
“Even the great lords of the Dark cannot keep their true nature from colouring their dissimulations.” ❋ Susan Cooper (2002)
They are strangers to lying and dissembling lips; wherefore we cannot, if thus we be disguised, by them at all be discerned; our lies shall go for true sayings, and our dissimulations for upright dealings. ❋ Unknown (2001)
A simple promise, indeed, ought to have sufficed; but since dissimulations or inconstancy causes men to be distrustful of each other, the Lord grants them the use of his name, that this more holy confirmation may be added to our covenants; and he does not only permit, he even commands us to swear as often as necessity requires it. ❋ 1509-1564 (1996)
First, there seems to be something of falsehood, mixed with the dissimulations which he persuades his wife to practice. ❋ 1509-1564 (1996)
There is simply no place in a quality environment for falsehood, for half-truths, deceptions, or dissimulations. ❋ Neil H. Snyder (1994)
I doubt not but Mr Goodwin knows full well that this is not a rule given us to make a judgment of believers by, with whom we walk, and towards whom it is required we bear “love without dissimulations” Rom.xii. 9, — toward such as “show us their faith by their works.” ❋ 1616-1683 (1966)
Wherefore laying away all malice and all guile and dissimulations and envies and all detractions, ❋ Anonymous (N/A)
In the ende by sundrie sutes, dissimulations, and hipocrisies, he so behaued him self, as he recouered the good wil of the doughter of Senior Ramyrio Vigliaracuta, one of the chiefest knightes, and of moste auncient house of Valentia. ❋ William Painter (N/A)
The loue of Amadour and Florinda: wherein be conteined mani sleightes and dissimulations, together with the renowmed chastitie of the said ❋ William Painter (N/A)
All equivocations and dissimulations, all literal truths that are really deceptions, all attempts to salve one's own conscience by making one's statements true "in a sense," and yet gain the advantage of an out-and - out lie, are miserable make-shifts and utterly demoralizing. ❋ Durant Drake (N/A)
"I can't win...I can't win. I tell you guys to stop buying my album (Dissimulation), and you buy it more. I tell you guys to stop streaming my album (Dissimulation), and you stream it more. So what the f*ck [can I do], huh? What do I f*cking do right now, huh? For the first time in my life, yo, man looks plain (or pain i dunno), man looks [shit bro]. 3 years, [my nibba], 3 f*cking..... and you guys just tryna.... ❋ Deez_nuts_for_2020 (2020)
[Ksi] dissimulation ❋ Jdjdjsjdjdjdksks (2020)
[Ksi] [album] [name] is dissimulation ❋ Jdjdjsjdjdjdksks (2020)
[Nick] is a [dissimulator] [boy] ❋ Tijana (2005)
*[Radio] playing [KSI's] album*
Friend: Oh? Is that [Dissimulation]?
Me: Turn that shit off... ❋ CaptainAlphaMan (2020)
