Betrayed Quote by George Meredith

Passions are spiritual rebels and raise sedition against the understanding.

— Ben Jonson

“it isn’t passions that make us weak, but rather uncontrollable passions.”

— Walter Jon Williams

Heroes betray us. By having them, in real life, we betray ourselves.

— Michael Moorcock

Oh how the passions, insolent and strong, Bear our weak minds their rapid course along; Make us the madness of their will obey; Then…

— George Crabbe

Rash, angry words, and spoken out of season, When passion has usurp'd the throne of reason, Have ruin'd many. Passion is unjust, And for…

— Theognis of Megara

“All betrayal will begin, or end, with words.’ ‘Savage”

— Steven Erikson

The passions possess a certain injustice and self interest which makes it dangerous to follow them, and in reality we should distrust them even…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

The true end of tragedy is to purify the passions.

— Aristotle

“The secret ingredient in my books is, there has never been a villain.”

— Kurt Vonnegut Jr

A villain must be a thing of power, handled with delicacy and grace. He must be wicked enough to excite our aversion, strong enough…

— Agnes Repplier

“If we cannot persuade our friends by reasons we must be content "and not bring a mercenary army to our aid" (He meant passions.)”

— C.S. Lewis

The author portrays himself in every line he writes and portrayal is always betrayal.

— Helen McCloy