Feign Quotes

32 quotes by 29 authors

Hold out baits to entice the enemy. Feign disorder, and crush him. — Sun Tzu
All warfare is based on deception. Therefore, when capable, feign incapacity; when active, inactivity. When near, make it appear that you are far away; when… — Sun Tzu
I am tired of the superficial smiles that adorn the many ghouls among us. I am tired of the righteous indignation that hides beneath those… — Corey Taylor
The soul comes from without into the human body, as into a temporary abode, and it goes out of it anew it passes into other… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
There rise her timeless capitals of empires daily born, whose plinths are laid at midnight and whose streets are packed at morn; and here come… — Rudyard Kipling
Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity. — Cato the Elder
My only means of self defense is to wiggle my eye and feign being a salamander. It has saved my life but once I was… — Thom Yorke
Some people mistake weakness for tact. If they are silent when they ought to speak and so feign an agreement they do not feel, they… — Frank Medlicott
If U.S. foreign policy results in massive death and destruction abroad, we cannot feign innocence when some of that destruction is returned. — Ward Churchill
It is true that some secluded intellectuals in their esoteric circles talk differently. They proclaim the priority of what they call eternal absolute values and… — Ludwig von Mises
Consider the trivial but revealing hallmarks of urban hipsterdom: faux vintage photography, the handlebar mustache, and vinyl record players all hark back to an earlier… — Peter Thiel
The writer cannot abandon himself simply to inspiration, and feign innocence vis a vis language, because language is never innocent. — Juan Goytisolo
Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present. The acknowledgment of those virtues on which conscience congratulates us is a tribute that… — Samuel Johnson
Cases of sickness made up a very small percentage which in my opinion was normal. However, propaganda pamphlets dropped from aircraft were telling the workers… — Albert Speer
If you wish to feign confusion in order to lure the enemy on, you must first have perfect discipline; if you wish to display timidity… — Du Mu
One of the marks of a truly great mind, I had discovered, is the ability to feign stupidity on demand. — Alan Bradley
Actually, in my own life I think I probably feign neuroses to be more interesting than I am. — Lake Bell
Painting can feign reality without having seen it. — Roland Barthes
When you think about it, we actors are kind of prostitutes. We get paid to feign attraction and love. Other people are paying to watch… — Megan Fox
I would tell anyone who wants something from someone else to feign not wanting it. People are perverse. If you show great affection to them,… — Hedy Lamarr

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