Quotes About Betrayal

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

I don't understand," Belle cried. "I gave you gold. You only gave me grief.

In a few days an officer came to our camp, under a flag of truce, and informed Hamilton, then a captain of artillery, but afterwards the aid of General Washington, that Captain Hale had been arrested within the British lines condemned as a spy, and executed that morning.

People who fight for a country just because they are paid to do so are mercenaries, and they have no problem switching sides if it serves their interests (Lex Luthor is a classic example).

There will be courage in this story and cowardice. There will be love and betrayal. And, of course, there will be hope. In the end, isn't that what every good story is about?

the young woman was either a superb actress or had truly felt, as most women ultimately did, the utter betrayal of love. The

killed him for the money and the woman. I didn't get the money and I didn't get the woman.' Fred MacMurray, Double Indemnity.

Betrayer. That was what they called him. That was how they would remember him. If they were lucky enough to survive and remember anything, it would be because he had saved them, and they would never know.

He strode past the dazed forms and out of his prison, knowing in his heart that before this was over, he would be named Betrayer once more, and he would deserve it.

Somebody stitched three holes in a line across that boy's chest and left nothing to indicate who or why.

Our villains always disappoint us. They never look the part.

whoso wilneth hire to wif, for welthe of hire goodes but he be knowe for a cokewold, kut of my nose!

Hell is paved with good Samaritans.

His face was as welcoming as a turned back.

I haven't been faithful to my wife. Our marriage has been tainted with my infidelities. I was irresponsible.

In the end he slunk out of Normandy in December 1203, like a thief in the night.

You are not evil, Fell. You have just been robbed of love. Of light.

See, you can't rewrite, 'cause to rewrite is to deceive and lie, and you betray your own thoughts. To rethink the flow and the rhythm, the tumbling out of the words, is a betrayal, and it's a sin, Martin, it's a sin." --Hank (Kerouac)to Martin (Ginsberg) in the film Naked Lunch

I suppose my greatest disappointment has been realizing my father, like Joseph and Brigham before him, tried to shroud his passions in the mantle of religion. He used God to defend his adultery. --- Ann Eliza Young, page 253

But by swearing fealty ... you gave me everything." "I saw you need it." My scorn dripped. "This afternoon, by my shame?" "No, my lord. Tonight, by your fear." He sighed. "Now, perhaps, you can allow yourself a friend.

Sa réaction était excessive. En défendant ainsi son territoire avec Markus, elle trahissait son trouble. Ce trouble qu'elle était toujours incapable de définir. Le Larousse s'arrête là où le cœur commence.

Habría sido capaz de ver en su regreso algo distinto del oportunismo. Pero ni siquiera me permitió esa mentira.

Love affairs that start in blood tend to end up in blood.

Telling secrets to a writer is like embracing a pickpocket.