As hypocrisy is said to be the highest compliment to virtue, the art of lying is the strongest acknowledgment of the force of truth

Quote by William Hazlitt

Topics: Hypocrisy Quotes

Anyone who has passed though the regular gradations of a classical education, and is not...

Anyone who has passed though the regular gradations of a classical education, and is not...

Genius, like humanity, rusts for the want of use

Genius, like humanity, rusts for the want of use

Genius, like humanity, rusts for want of use.

Genius, like humanity, rusts for want of use.

There is nothing good to be had in the country, or if there is, they...

There is nothing good to be had in the country, or if there is, they...

Hope is the best possession. None are completely wretched but those who are without hope....

Hope is the best possession. None are completely wretched but those who are without hope....

Asleep, nobody is a hypocrite.

Asleep, nobody is a hypocrite.

Zeal will do more than knowledge.

Zeal will do more than knowledge.

The English (it must be owned) are rather a foul-mouthed nation.

The English (it must be owned) are rather a foul-mouthed nation.

He will never have true friends who is afraid of making enemies.

He will never have true friends who is afraid of making enemies.

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...

The incentive to ambition is the love of power.

The incentive to ambition is the love of power.

Everything is in motion. Everything flows. Everything is vibrating.

Everything is in motion. Everything flows. Everything is vibrating.

Principle is a passion for truth

Principle is a passion for truth

We must be doing something to be happy.

We must be doing something to be happy.

To great evils we submit; we resent little provocations

To great evils we submit; we resent little provocations

We are not hypocrites in our sleep

We are not hypocrites in our sleep

The seat of knowledge is in the head; of wisdom, in the heart. We are...

The seat of knowledge is in the head; of wisdom, in the heart. We are...

The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the...

The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the...

Practice being at home with yourself, as you step out to be with others.

Practice being at home with yourself, as you step out to be with others.

If you would be loved, love and be lovable.

If you would be loved, love and be lovable.