Deceit Quote by Ovid
![“A pious fraud. [Lat., Pia fraus.]” quote by Ovid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/fc9/ovid-276_deceit_a-pious-fraud-lat-pia-fraus-2129966_2129966.jpg)
“A pious fraud. [Lat., Pia fraus.]”
About This Quote
Source Poem: Metamorphoses, Book 1, 8 AD
A brief definition labeling a deceitful act presented as pious, highlighting hypocrisy in religious pretense.
In simple terms: A fake pious act is a fraud.
Key Takeaway
Beware hypocrisy masquerading as devotion.
Themes
religion
hypocrisy
deception
morality
Mood
cautionary
didactic
reflective
Type
ethical
philosophical
literary
When to use this quote
- personal ethics
- religious practice
- public discourse
- literary study
Key Concepts
latin phrase
ethical critique
Questions to Reflect On
- When have you seen piety used to hide deceit?
- What safeguards can prevent religious hypocrisy?
A Different Perspective
The term may be too narrow, missing broader contexts of fraud.
![“[Middleton] contended that the religious leaders of the fourth century had admitted, eulogised, and habitually acted upon principles that were diametrically opposed, not simply to the aspirations of a transcendent sanctity, but to the dictates of the most common honesty. He showed that they had…” quote by William Edward Hartpole Lecky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/fe6/william-edward-hartpole-lecky_adopted_middleton-contended-that-the-religious-l_484601.jpg)
![“[Hawthorne''s] pious blame is a chuckle of praise all the while.” quote by D. H. Lawrence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/60b/d-h-lawrence-426_america_hawthorne-s-pious-blame-is-a-chuckle-of_899670.jpg)
![“A mind conscious of right laughs at the falsehoods of rumour. [Lat., Conscia mens recti famae mendacia risit.]” quote by Ovid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/95c/ovid-276_conscious_a-mind-conscious-of-right-laughs-at-the_12185.jpg)
![“Where there are kashays (anger-pride-deceit-greed), there is worldly life. As long as anger-pride-deceit-greed exist; one is a sansaari [living a worldly life] regardless of whether one is an ascetic or a family man. And where anger-pride-deceit-greed are absent, one is regarded as being asansaari…” quote by Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7ec/dada-bhagwan-31_anger_where-there-are-kashays-anger-pride-dece_5756.jpg)
