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A hypocrite despises those whom he deceives, but has no respect for himself. He would make a dupe of himself read more
A hypocrite despises those whom he deceives, but has no respect for himself. He would make a dupe of himself too, if he could.
When we abolish the slavery of half of humanity, together with the whole system of hypocrisy it implies, then the read more
When we abolish the slavery of half of humanity, together with the whole system of hypocrisy it implies, then the "division" of humanity will reveal its genuine significance and the human couple will find its true form.
It is easy for men to talk one thing and think another.
It is easy for men to talk one thing and think another.
Oh, for a forty-parson power to chant
Thy praise, Hypocrisy! Oh, for a hymn
Loud as the read more
Oh, for a forty-parson power to chant
Thy praise, Hypocrisy! Oh, for a hymn
Loud as the virtues thou dost loudly vaunt,
Not practise!
A man I knew who lived upon a smile,
And well it fed him; he look'd plump and fair,
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A man I knew who lived upon a smile,
And well it fed him; he look'd plump and fair,
While rankest venom foam'd through every vein.
I hope you have not been leading a double life, pretending to be
wicked and being really good all read more
I hope you have not been leading a double life, pretending to be
wicked and being really good all the time. That would be
hypocrisy.
Be hypocritical, be cautious, be
Not what you seem but always what you see.
Be hypocritical, be cautious, be
Not what you seem but always what you see.
An ounce of hypocrisy is worth a pound of ambition. •Michael Korda We ought to see far enough read more
An ounce of hypocrisy is worth a pound of ambition. •Michael Korda We ought to see far enough into a hypocrite to see even his sincerity. •G. K. Chesterton Often a noble face hides filthy ways. •Euripides The only vice which cannot be forgiven is hypocrisy. The repentance of a hypocrite is itself hypocrisy.
Mathematics allows for no hypocrisy and no vagueness.
Mathematics allows for no hypocrisy and no vagueness.