--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: What is it like to become what you once…" description: "\"What is it like to become what you once despised? What is it like to pile lies on top of lies?\" — Anonymous" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/750/anonymous-1_fake-friends_what-is-it-like-to-become-what-you-once_1301186.jpg" --- # What is it like to become what you once despised? What is… ![“What is it like to become what you once despised? What is it like to pile lies on top of lies?” quote by Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/750/anonymous-1_fake-friends_what-is-it-like-to-become-what-you-once_1301186.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/750/anonymous-1_fake-friends_what-is-it-like-to-become-what-you-once_1301186.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/750/anonymous-1_fake-friends_what-is-it-like-to-become-what-you-once_1301186.jpg) > “What is it like to become what you once despised? What is it like to pile lies on top of lies?” [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. It describes the paradox of becoming the very thing you once opposed, highlighting self‑deception and moral compromise. **In simple terms:** Becoming what you hated shows self‑deception. Key Takeaway Beware of repeating past hatred. Themes identity morality self‑deception Mood reflective serious Type philosophical critical When to use this quote - political activism - personal relationships - leadership - cultural shifts Key Concepts psychology ethical paradox Questions to Reflect On - How do you recognize when you’ve become what you despised? - What steps can prevent moral compromise? 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All of the promises broke, on them you fuckin choke.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/all-the-people-you-used-it-s-coming-back-to-you-all-of-the-promises/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The more friends you have, the more problems you see cuz everyone that's a part of your life talks craps when you can't see.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-more-friends-you-have-the-more-problems-you-see-cuz-everyone-that/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [I wanna act like nothings botherin me, like everything's terrific. I got a couple problems with people but I won't get specific.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-wanna-act-like-nothings-botherin-me-like-everything-s-terrific-i/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [People talk a lil too much...you never know just who to trust.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/people-talk-a-lil-too-much-you-never-know-just-who-to-trust/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [You start backstabbing me and going against your word, thinking "Oh she'll never find out" but guess what…I heard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/you-start-backstabbing-me-and-going-against-your-word-thinking-oh-she/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Known you for madd long, yet all of a sudden things are going so wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/known-you-for-madd-long-yet-all-of-a-sudden-things-are-going-so-wrong/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Sometimes your 'Best friends' are really enemies in disguise.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/sometimes-your-best-friends-are-really-enemies-in-disguise/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [We used to be tight, then we got into a fight, I didn't exactly know what was going on and next thing I knew…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/we-used-to-be-tight-then-we-got-into-a-fight-i-didn-t-exactly-know/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Dealing with backstabbers there's one thing I've learned, they are only powerful when ur back is turned.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/dealing-with-backstabbers-there-s-one-thing-i-ve-learned-they-are/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Thru the toughest times you made me sad, you just had to put shit in my face to make me mad. I've had enough…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/thru-the-toughest-times-you-made-me-sad-you-just-had-to-put-shit-in/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Some people don't catch on, they rather just pretend, while things are going smooth, they smile and call you 'friend'. Funny how you never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/some-people-don-t-catch-on-they-rather-just-pretend-while-things-are/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [I know it's over and it never really began, but in my heart.. It was so real.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i-mpossible/i-know-it-s-over-and-it-never-really-began-but-in-my-heart-it-was-so/) [I'mPossible](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/i-mpossible/) > [I didn't ask for it to be over but then again, I never asked for it to begin.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cuts-and-scars/i-didn-t-ask-for-it-to-be-over-but-then-again-i-never-asked-for-it-to/) [Cuts And Scars](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cuts-and-scars/) ## More by Anonymous > [And a tear rolled down her cheek, as she said goodbye; because she's walking away, and she's never looking back](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/and-a-tear-rolled-down-her-cheek-as-she-said-goodbye-because-she-s/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Life is full of change. That's how we learn and grow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/life-is-full-of-change-that-s-how-we-learn-and-grow/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [You'll seldom experience regret for anything that you've done. It is what you haven't done that will torment you. The message, therefore, is clear.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/you-ll-seldom-experience-regret-for-anything-that-you-ve-done-it-is/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Scrabble - The game is available in Braille. That’s a nice fact. This makes me feel better about humanity for some reason. I can’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/scrabble-the-game-is-available-in-braille-that-s-a-nice-fact-this/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Everyone needs someone to love, and I choose you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/everyone-needs-someone-to-love-and-i-choose-you/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“THIS tale of my sore-troubled life I write,    To thank the God of nature, who conveyed    My soul to me, and with such care…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/this-tale-of-my-sore-troubled-life-i-write-to-thank-the-god-of-nature/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Put on my J's and dance the whole night away Im naughty by nature like Im hip-hop hooray With my hands in the sky,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/put-on-my-j-s-and-dance-the-whole-night-away-im-naughty-by-nature/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Me.. I have been through a lot, but I still manage to have a smile on my face. Im not worried about the past…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/me-i-have-been-through-a-lot-but-i-still-manage-to-have-a-smile-on-my/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Distance is a test of love. many will fail for those who can't withstand it, but for those who can, theres only one answer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/distance-is-a-test-of-love-many-will-fail-for-those-who-can-t/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Im sorry I ever tried...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/im-sorry-i-ever-tried/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Being betrayed by the one you love is the worst feeling in the world...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/being-betrayed-by-the-one-you-love-is-the-worst-feeling-in-the-world/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Let children support their parents or be imprisoned.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/let-children-support-their-parents-or-be-imprisoned/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The only person I've ever purposely caused pain here is myself...By simply sharing, caring too much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-only-person-i-ve-ever-purposely-caused-pain-here-is-myself-by/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“Start a business, not a startup”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/start-a-business-not-a-startup/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The truth is, of course, that the curtness of the Ten Commandments is an evidence, not of the gloom and narrowness of a religion,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-truth-is-of-course-that-the-curtness-of-the-ten-commandments-is/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Explore all 162,899 Anonymous quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) ## More Despised quotes > [He lacked tenderness; he was rude; and he had more than a streak of cruelty in him; he was a thief and a liar.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daphne-du-maurier/he-lacked-tenderness-he-was-rude-and-he-had-more-than-a-streak-of/) [Daphne du Maurier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daphne-du-maurier/) > [You are still despised and mocked, A man too weak and infirm to be God, A God too much man to call forth adoration.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/khalil/you-are-still-despised-and-mocked-a-man-too-weak-and-infirm-to-be-god/) [Khalil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/khalil/) > [“He had despised that Mary with her idiot smile, symbol of a story that meant nothing, servant of a God who no good to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-hill/he-had-despised-that-mary-with-her-idiot-smile-symbol-of-a-story-that/) [Joe Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-hill/) > [Amidst the flood of dangerous reading, I plead for my Master's book; I call upon you not to forget the book of the soul.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-c-ryle/amidst-the-flood-of-dangerous-reading-i-plead-for-my-master-s-book-i/) [J. 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