This sounds remarkably similar to the (western) Catholic theological concept of "mental reservation" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_reservation).
This sounds remarkably similar to the (western) Catholic theological concept of "mental reservation" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_reservation).
Not really:
> Mental reservation, however, is regarded as unjustifiable without grave reason for withholding the truth.
That sounds significantly different from a "perpetual exercise of disguise" that is considered "a virtue, a duty, and a necessity".