Hypocrisy Quotes

534 Hypocrisy quotes by 382 unique authors

Hypocrisy itself does great honor, or rather justice, to religion, and tacitly acknowledges it to be an ornament to human nature. The hypocrite would not… — Joseph Addison
When men think and believe in one set of symbols and act in ways which are contrary to their professed and conscious ideas, confusion and… — John Dewey
Hypocrisy is nothing, in fact, but a horrible hopefulness. — Victor Hugo
Asleep, nobody is a hypocrite — William Hazlitt
For every man's nature is concealed with many folds of disguise, and covered as it were with various veils. His brows, his eyes, and very… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Hypocrisy is the necessary burden of villainy. — Samuel Johnson
Thus 'tis with all; their chief and constant care Is to seem everything but what they are. — Oliver Goldsmith
Man is nothing but insincerity, falsehood, and hypocrisy, both in regard to himself and in regard to others. He does not wish that he should… — Blaise Pascal
Hypocrisy is no cheap vice; nor can our natural temper be masked for many years together. — Edmund Burke
Surely the mischief of hypocrisy can never be enough inveighed against. When religion is in request, it is the chief malady of the church, and… — Joseph Hall
Hypocrisy is oftenest clothed in the garb of religion. — Hosea Ballou
If I'm a cruel satirist at least I'm not a hyprocrite: I never judge what other people do. Neither a politician nor a priest, I… — Federico Fellini
He (Thomas Paine) saw oppression on every hand; injustice everywhere; hypocrisy at the altar; venality on the bench, tyranny on the throne; and with a… — Robert Green Ingersoll
Hypocrisy is folly. It is much easier, safer, and pleasanter to be the thing which a man aims to appear, than to keep up the… — Lord David Cecil
Don't take what someone else has made sure of and pretend it's you yourself that have made sure of it till it's yours absolutely by… — Emily Carr
God requireth not a uniformity of religion to be enacted in any civil state; which enforced uniformity (sooner or later) is the greatest occasion of… — Roger Williams
Sin is not so sinful as hypocrisy. — Francoise d'Aubigne, Marquise de Maintenon
Hypocrites do the devil's drudgery in Christ's livery. — Matthew McConaughey
No task is more difficult than systematic hypocrisy. — Edward George, Baron George
Unfortunately, in seeing ourselves as we truly are, not all that we see is beautiful and attractive. This is undoubtedly part of the reason we… — Basil Pennington

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