Remember: The best deceivers do everything they can to cloak their roguish qualities. They cultivate an air of honesty in one area to disguise their dishonesty in others. Honesty is merely another decoy in their arsenal of weapons.
A bad man is worse when he pretends to be a saint.
A hypocrite is one who plays two parts consciously for his own ends. When we find fault with other people we may be quite sincere, and yet Jesus says in reality we are frauds.
I wholeheartedly agree that many media 'standards' can feel disingenuous or, in fact, be a cover for less-than-honest behavior.
Common hypocrites pass themselves off as doves; political and literary hypocrites pose as eagles. But don't be fooled by their eagle-like appearance. These are not eagles, but rats or dogs.
Al Gore couldn't be more phony if he were a professional Al Gore impersonator
I've wasted a lot of time pretending to be interested in people who weren't terribly interesting.
This world is so full of hypocrisy, the only way you can be honest is to be a hermit.
I don't like it when people act extra-familiar and pretend that they are my best friends when they are actually not.
Twas never merry world Since lowly feigning was called compliment.
Hypocrisy is a revolting, psychopathic state.
The hypocrite who always plays one and the same part ceases at last to be a hypocrite.
Cant is the voluntary overcharging or prolongation of a real sentiment; hypocrisy is the setting up a pretension to a feeling you never had and have no wish for.
