Quotes About Hypocrisy

Hypocrisy can afford to be magnificent in its promises, for never intending to go beyond promise, it costs nothing.

Hypocrisy can afford to be magnificent in its promises; for never intending to go beyond promises; it costs nothing.

In any nation but the USA, it is taken for granted that a man of distinction, ability, wealth or power will keep a mistress and a few girlfriends on the side. Only in America, still suffering from its grotesque, hypocritical Puritan heritage, do we persist in attempting to deny and repeal a million years of basic primate biology.

In the name of Hypocrites, doctors have invented the most exquisite form of torture ever known to man: survival.

Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.

Blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.

He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.

Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron.

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cumin.

Whited sepulchers, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones.

Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

It's strange that men should take up crime when there are so many legal ways to be dishonest.

The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.

God shall smite thee, thou whited wall.

Bring no more vain oblations.

My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.

Saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.

Many of us believe that wrongs aren't wrong if it's done by nice people like ourselves.

Which devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayers.

One of irony's greatest accomplishments is that one cannot punish the wrongdoing of another without committing a wrongdoing himself.

Cucullus non facit monachum [The cowl does not make a monk].

I can't stand politicians who wear God on their sleeves.