The Characters [Les Caractères], ch. 13 "Of the Fashion [De la Mode]," § 21 (13.21) (1688) - La Bruyere, Jean de | WIST Quotations
A man who parades his piety is one who, under an atheist king, would be an atheist. [Un dévot est celui qui, sous un roi athée, serait athée.] La Bruyère notes in the original this refers to a "faux dévot." (Source (French)). Alternate translations: An Hypocrite is one that will…
