Henry Fielding Quote

O vanity, how little is thy force acknowledged or thy operations discerned! How wantonly dost thou deceive mankind under different disguises! Sometimes thou dost wear the face of pity; sometimes of generosity; nay, thou hast the assurance to put on those glorious ornaments which belong only to heroic virtue.

The history of the adventures of Joseph Andrews, and his friend Mr Abraham Adams. In two volumes.... By Henry Fielding,... (ed. 1773)