One is "civilized" to the extent that one does not display their leprosy and shows respect for the elegant falsehood constructed over the centuries.
.: Emil Cioran, "The Scruple of Decency" from "Summary of Decomposition"



Танцоры в костюмах перед мужским домом в деревне Товей, Папуа-Новая Гвинея, 1921
(freely translated) Dancers in costume in front of the men's house in the village of Tovei, Papua New Guinea, 1921