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Hypocrite Quotes - Page 7

One who, professing virtues that he does not respect, secures the advantage of seeming to be what he despises.

One who, professing virtues that he does not respect, secures the advantage of seeming to be what he despises.

Ambrose Bierce (2016). “The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World”, p.94, 谷月社

A rogue does not laugh in the same way that an honest man does; a hypocrite does not shed the tears of a man of good faith. All falsehood is a mask; and however well made the mask may be, with a little attention we may always succeed in distinguishing it from the true face.

Alexandre Dumas (2016). “ALEXANDRE DUMAS Ultimate Collection: 40+ Titles Including The Three Musketeers Series, The Marie Antoinette Novels, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Valois Trilogy and more (Illustrated): Historical Novels, Adventure Classics, True Crime Stories & Biography (Queen Margot, The Black Tulip, The Queen’s Necklace, Taking the Bastille, The Man in the Iron Mask, The Sicilian Bandit…)”, p.235, e-artnow

The good thing about being a hypocrite is that you get to keep your values.

"A Conversation with Alan Alda". NPR's "Here & Now", September 13, 2007.

The U.S. government officials lie when they talk about human rights. They're a bunch of hypocrites and liars. You can't take it seriously.

Eqbal Ahmad, David Barsamian (2000). “Eqbal Ahmad, Confronting Empire: Interviews with David Barsamian”, p.51, South End Press

They are the only honest hypocrites, their life is a voluntary dream, a studied madness.

William Hazlitt (1871). “The Round Table. A collection of Essays ... By W. H. and Leigh Hunt”, p.218

The value of an idea has nothing whatever to do with the sincerity of the man who expresses it.

Oscar Wilde (2013). “The Picture of Dorian Gray: The Story of a Fashionable Young Man Who Sells His Soul for Eternal Youth and Beauty (Beloved Books Edition)”, p.15, Lulu Press, Inc

It is bad to believe you in error. It would be infinitely worse to have known you a hypocrite.

Elizabeth Gaskell (2010). “The Complete Works of Elizabeth Gaskell (20+ Books)”, p.1399, BookCaps Study Guides