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

We find many things to which the prohibition of them constitutes the only temptation.

We find many things to which the prohibition of them constitutes the only temptation.

No young man ever thinks he shall die.

No young man ever thinks he shall die.

One is always more vexed at losing a game of any sort by a single...

One is always more vexed at losing a game of any sort by a single...

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...

We often choose a friend as we do a mistress - for no particular excellence...

We often choose a friend as we do a mistress - for no particular excellence...

A hypocrite despises those whom he deceives, but has no respect for himself. He would...

A hypocrite despises those whom he deceives, but has no respect for himself. He would...

Some people break promises for the pleasure of breaking them.

Some people break promises for the pleasure of breaking them.

That which is not, shall never be; that which is, shall never cease to be....

That which is not, shall never be; that which is, shall never cease to be....

There are only three pleasures in life pure and lasting, and all derived from inanimate...

There are only three pleasures in life pure and lasting, and all derived from inanimate...

Zeal will do more than knowledge.

Zeal will do more than knowledge.

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...

To get others to come into our ways of thinking, we must go over to...

To get others to come into our ways of thinking, we must go over to...

Every man, in his own opinion, forms an exception to the ordinary rules of morality.

Every man, in his own opinion, forms an exception to the ordinary rules of morality.

We can bear to be deprived of everything but our self-conceit.

We can bear to be deprived of everything but our self-conceit.

There is a secret pride in every human heart that revolts at tyranny. You may...

There is a secret pride in every human heart that revolts at tyranny. You may...

There are few things in which we deceive ourselves more than in the esteem we...

There are few things in which we deceive ourselves more than in the esteem we...

Love at first sight is only realizing an imagination that has always haunted us; or...

Love at first sight is only realizing an imagination that has always haunted us; or...

The only vice that cannot be forgiven is hypocrisy. The repentance of a hypocrite is...

The only vice that cannot be forgiven is hypocrisy. The repentance of a hypocrite is...

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.

Some people break promises for the pleasure of breaking them.

Some people break promises for the pleasure of breaking them.