Quotes about Hypocrisy

Neither will it out of my mind but that that man that takes up religion for the world will throw away religion for the world; for so surely as Judas designed the world in becoming religious, so surely did he also sell religion and his Master for the same.

It is hypocrisy alone that leads men to be careless about themselves, and haughtily to despise others.

The human heart has so many recesses for vanity, so many lurking places for falsehood, is so shrouded by fraud and hypocrisy, that it often deceives itself.

the only way the false teachers can make sail against us is by appearing to be endowed with the Spirit of God. But

Since men's nature is prone to hypocrisy, it is easy for Satan to persuade them that the true worship of God consists in ceremonies and outward discipline.

All those who go around draped with a false sanctimoniousness do it by the devil's prodding; because no one can worship God rightly with outward ceremonies, for true worshipers adore him in spirit and in truth (John 4:24).

It must not content us to take our bodies to church if we leave our hearts at home.

The charges we bring against others often come home to ourselves; we inveigh against faults which are as much ours as theirs; and so our eloquence ends by telling against ourselves.

A saint abroad, and a devil at home.

Spreading Christianity abroad is sometimes an excuse for not having it at home.

With people of limited ability modesty is merely honesty. But with those who possess great talent it is hypocrisy.

We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.