"The public weal requires that men should betray,……" — Michel de Montaigne

More Betray Quotes

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• He who is void of virtuous attachments in private life is, or very soon will be, void of all regard… — Samuel Adams
• The art of the critic in a nutshell: to coin slogans without betraying ideas. The slogans of an inadequate criticism… — Walter Benjamin
• Once the curtain is raised, the actor is ceases to belong to himself. He belongs to his character, to his… — Sarah Bernhardt
• We would betray our values and play into our enemies' hands if we were to treat Muslims differently than anyone… — Michael Bloomberg
• Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgment; and he betrays instead of serving you if he… — Edmund Burke
• I like animals because they are not consciously cruel and don't betray each other. — Taylor Caldwell
• Love is whatever you can still betray. Betrayal can only happen if you love. — John le Carre
• I'll never tell a lie. I'll never make a misleading statement. I'll never betray the confidence that any of you… — Jimmy Carter
• To have frequent recourse to narrative betrays great want of imagination. — Lord Chesterfield
• The intellectual tradition is one of servility to power, and if I didn't betray it I'd be ashamed of myself. — Noam Chomsky
• Do not fear your enemies. The worst they can do is kill you. Do not fear friends. At worst, they… — Unknown Author
• By amending our mistakes, we get wisdom. By defending our faults, we betray an unsound mind. — Huineng

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