Deceit Quote by Samuel Johnson

Hypocrisy can afford to be magnificent in its promises, for never intending to go beyond promise, it costs nothing.

— Edmund Burke

No task is more difficult than systematic hypocrisy.

— Edward George, Baron George

Do you expect sincerity in man when hypocrisy is the very keynote of human nature? We are nurtured on it; we are schooled in…

— Rafael Sabatini

Every man, every art, has its hypocrisy. The world is fed with little and many lies.

— Romain Rolland

Hypocrisy is the lubricant of society.

— David Hull

Hypocrisy is the ultimate power move. It is a way of demonstrating that one plays by a different set of rules from the ones…

— Michael Shellenberger

I'd be the biggest hypocrite if I said I really worked very hard for my career, because it was given to me on a…

— Fabio Lanzoni

“Hypocrisy is saying we believe something, then living as if we didn’t. Hypocrisy is preaching and not practicing. It says do as I say…

— Stephen Altrogge

Self-deception is nature; hypocrisy is art.

— Mason Cooley

Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast.

— Jane Austen

If one acts rightly and honestly, it is difficult to decide whether it is the effect of integrity or skill.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“Hypocrisy is a quality found in others. I am an optimist. I believe that saying the right thing will eventually cause people to do…

— Bauvard