Betray Quotes
545 quotes by 444 authors
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He who is void of virtuous attachments in private life is, or very soon will be, void of all regard for his country. There is…
— Samuel Adams
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The art of the critic in a nutshell: to coin slogans without betraying ideas. The slogans of an inadequate criticism peddle ideas to fashion.
— Walter Benjamin
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Once the curtain is raised, the actor is ceases to belong to himself. He belongs to his character, to his author, to his public. He…
— Sarah Bernhardt
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We would betray our values and play into our enemies' hands if we were to treat Muslims differently than anyone else. In fact, to cave…
— Michael Bloomberg
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Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgment; and he betrays instead of serving you if he sacrifices it to your opinion.
— Edmund Burke
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I like animals because they are not consciously cruel and don't betray each other.
— Taylor Caldwell
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Love is whatever you can still betray. Betrayal can only happen if you love.
— John le Carre
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I'll never tell a lie. I'll never make a misleading statement. I'll never betray the confidence that any of you had in me. And I'll…
— Jimmy Carter
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To have frequent recourse to narrative betrays great want of imagination.
— Lord Chesterfield
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The intellectual tradition is one of servility to power, and if I didn't betray it I'd be ashamed of myself.
— Noam Chomsky
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Do not fear your enemies. The worst they can do is kill you. Do not fear friends. At worst, they may betray you. Fear those…
— Bruno Jasienski
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By amending our mistakes, we get wisdom. By defending our faults, we betray an unsound mind.
— Huineng
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Trust is a fragile thing. Once earned, it affords us tremendous freedom. But once trust is lost, it can be impossible to recover. Of course…
— Mary Alice
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Be silent and safe-silence never betrays you.
— John Boyle O'Reilly
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There are many kinds of smiles, each having a distinct character. Some announce goodness and sweetness, others betray sarcasm, bitterness and pride; some soften the…
— Johann Kaspar Lavater
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A soul which knows that it is loved, but does not itself love, betrays its sediment: its dregs come up.
— Friedrich Nietzsche
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There is nothing that more betrays a base ungenerous spirit than the giving of secret stabs to a man's reputation. Lampoons and satires that are…
— Joseph Addison
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The trend towards pure art betrays not arrogance, as is often thought, but modesty. Art that has rid itself of human pathos is a thing…
— Jose Ortega y Gasset
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It's always our touches of vanity that manage to betray us.
— Christopher Fry
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It is alleged by men of loose principles , or defective views of the subject, that religion and morality are not necessary or important qualifications…
— Noah Webster
Who Wrote These Betray Quotes
444 authors contributed a total of 545 Betray Quotes, led by these top contributors: