Dissimulation is but a faint kind of policy,or wisdom; for it asketh a strong wit,and a strong heart,to know when to tell truth,and to do it Therefore it is me weaker sort of politics,that are the great dissemblers.

• 掩饰不过是策略或智谋中较弱的一种，因为要知道何时当说真话，何时当行真事需要强壮的脑筋和心胸也。因此政治家之中较弱的一流方是善于掩饰者。