Hypocrisy Sayings and Quotes

All are not saints, who go to church.
Italian (on hypocrisy)


An open foe may prove a curse but a pretended friend is worse.
Ben Franklin (1706-1790)


Be true to yourself.
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Beware of the person with two faces.
Dutch (on hypocrisy)


False friends leave you in times of trouble.
Aesop (c.620-560 BC)


If you would rise in the world, veil ambition with the forms of humanity.
Chinese (on hypocrisy)


It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.
Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962)


It is often easier to fight for your principles than to live up to them.
Adlai Stevenson


Many have quarreled about religion that never practised it.
Ben Franklin (1706-1790)


Many meet the gods but few salute them.
Latin (on courtesy and respect)


Rudeness is a weak man’s imitation of strength.
Eric Hoffer (1902-1983)


The mouth prays to Buddha but the heart is full of evil.
Vietnamese (on hypocrisy)

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