I know that many people won’t believe that a child not yet eleven is capable of such feelings. It is not to those people that I am telling my story. I’m telling it to those who have greater knowledge of humanity. An adult who has learned how to transform part of his emotions into thought processes notices that such thoughts aren’t present in a child, and then concludes that the experiences aren’t present, either. But only seldom in my life have I had such deep and painful experiences as I had then. Demian

"Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles." The Analects of Confucius

Rationalization may be defined as self-deception by reasoning. Our Inner Conflicts: A Constructive Theory of Neurosis

The true hypocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his deception, the one whi lies with sincerity. Autumn Leaves