Charles Dickens. Hard times (№ 460633)

When the devil walks among us like a roaring lion, he walks in a form that, except for savages and hunters, can tempt only a few. But when he is dressed up, ironed, polished in the latest fashion; when he is satiated with vice, sated with virtue and worn out to such an extent that he is not fit for either hell or heaven; then - whether he is engaged in red tape or red tape - then he is a real devil.