The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 6, Issue 8 (April 1, 1932.)
Deception and Reception
Deception and Reception.
Appearances are deceptive sometimes, but they are receptive at all times, and “keeping up appearances” is more profitable than keeping down expenses. Only hobos, philosophers, and suchlike social solecists can afford to risk the ignominy of being themselves; the hobo holds that serenity of soul or harmony in the harmonium is more fecund than a fallaciously filigreed facade, and the philosopher is a hobo at heart anyway. It must never be overlooked that the humble pie often conceals good meat beneath poor-looking paste. After all, man is after all he can get, and he requires so many aids to bolster up his self-esteem, that often he fails to conceal his artfulness behind his art.
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“Inflation of face values.”