A hypocrite despises those whom he deceives, but has no respect for himself. He would make a dupe of himself too, if he could.

Quote by William Hazlitt

Topics: Hypocrite Quotes

Good temper is one of the greatest preservers of the features.

Good temper is one of the greatest preservers of the features.

Cunning is the art of concealing our own defects, and discovering other people's weaknesses.

Cunning is the art of concealing our own defects, and discovering other people's weaknesses.

Dr. Johnson was a lazy learned man who liked to think and talk better than...

Dr. Johnson was a lazy learned man who liked to think and talk better than...

As hypocrisy is said to be the highest compliment to virtue, the art of lying...

As hypocrisy is said to be the highest compliment to virtue, the art of lying...

There is no one thoroughly despicable. We cannot descend much lower than an idiot; and...

There is no one thoroughly despicable. We cannot descend much lower than an idiot; and...

As is our confidence, so is our capacity.

As is our confidence, so is our capacity.

No young man ever thinks he shall die.

No young man ever thinks he shall die.

To give a reason for anything is to breed a doubt of it.

To give a reason for anything is to breed a doubt of it.

Love turns, with a little indulgence, to indifference or disgust; hatred alone is inmortal.

Love turns, with a little indulgence, to indifference or disgust; hatred alone is inmortal.

One would imagine that books were, like women, the worse for being old : that...

One would imagine that books were, like women, the worse for being old : that...

The most learned are often the most narrow minded.

The most learned are often the most narrow minded.

No wise man can have a contempt for the prejudices of others; and he should...

No wise man can have a contempt for the prejudices of others; and he should...

The player envies only the player, the poet envies only the poet.

The player envies only the player, the poet envies only the poet.

The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure...

The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure...

Memory cannot exist without endurance of the things perceived, and the thing perceived cannot remain...

Memory cannot exist without endurance of the things perceived, and the thing perceived cannot remain...

The mind of man is like a clock that is always running down, and requires...

The mind of man is like a clock that is always running down, and requires...

It is hard for any one to be an honest politician who is not born...

It is hard for any one to be an honest politician who is not born...

We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observations meet with...

We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observations meet with...

Satirists gain the applause of others through fear, not through love.

Satirists gain the applause of others through fear, not through love.

The person whose doors I enter with most pleasure, and quit with most regret, never...

The person whose doors I enter with most pleasure, and quit with most regret, never...