Quotes About Duplicity

Daja: Die Menschen sind nicht immer, was sie scheinen. Tempelherr: Doch selten Etwas Besser.

He stooped to the evil of hypocrisy with others, sceptical of their innocence which he could cajole so easily.

Honesty is always good, except when it's better to lie.

Some of the men and women who will not say in so many words the thing which is not, will deliberately give a false impression. They are not the servants of truth; they are the parasites of truth.

Women tend to double-speak - I'm definitely guilty of that.

A hypocrite is in himself both the archer and the mark, in all actions shooting at his own praise or profit.

The more men have to lose, the less willing are they to venture. The rich are in general slaves to fear, and submit to courtly power with the trembling duplicity of a Spaniel.

The rich are in general slaves to fear, and submit to courtly power with the trembling duplicity of a spaniel.

It's amazing how much panic one honest man can spread among a multitude of hypocrites.

Making the world safe for hypocrisy.

it. I likened it to the intimate version of Doug's Tell me what you listen to and I'll tell you what you are theory. This was: Tell me who you fuck and I'll tell you what you are. Spiritual duplicity. "Choice betrays character," I said. "That's not true.

Even good people are obliged to deceive.

I hope you have not been leading a double life, pretending to be wicked and being good all the time. That would be hypocrisy.

And what sort of lives do these people, who pose as being moral, lead themselves? My dear fellow, you forget that we are in the native land of the hypocrite.

You have always told me it was Ernest. I have introduced you to every one as Ernest. You answer to the name of Ernest. You look as if your name was Ernest. You are the most earnest-looking person I ever saw in my life. It is perfectly absurd your saying that your name isn't Ernest.

Instead of the fellow everyone had always been so fond of—friendly, social, good company, bright, lively—he had developed into a crafty sly masquerader, artful and elusive, presenting a front so different from his real self that they pretended to believe out of sheer embarrassment, as much to save his face as their own.

after all, in all truth there is the seed of falsehood.

When you met people, they were on their best behavior, smiles and best manners. You couldn't tell what lurked beneath the surface

Nixon is one of the few in the history of this country to run for high office talking out of both sides of his mouth at the same time and lying out of both sides.

Thw world is full of monsters with friendly faces.

The smiles that encourage severity of judgment hide malice and insincerity.

It was so useful to lie with the truth.

That's the wicked way of the world. Everything's covered in smoke and mirrors.

Mcguffin," Sunny said, which meant "Your scheming means nothing in this place.