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Hypocrite Quotes

On saying one thing and doing another.

This Hypocrite quotes collection looks at inconsistency between words and actions, including a line on Art and Science needing honest particulars rather than vague claims of virtue.

A hypocrite is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree, then mount the stump and make a speech for conservation.

Quotes by Adlai Stevenson I

He who would do good to another must do it in Minute Particulars: general Good is the plea of the scoundrel, hypocrite, and flatterer, for Art and Science cannot exist but in minutely organized Particulars.

Quotes by William Blake

China is a government-oriented economy. No one can say he can run his business entirely without government connections. Anybody who says that he or she can do things alone... is a hypocrite.

Quotes by Wang Jianlin

We ought to see far enough into a hypocrite to see even his sincerity.

Quotes by Thomas Fuller

Alone Quotes

The only thing worse than a liar is a liar that's also a hypocrite!

Quotes by Tennessee Williams

I don't want to go back to the national team and play the hypocrite when some of them asked for me to be kicked out.

Quotes by Samir Nasri

Prince Charles has his foibles, but he is not a crook, not a bully, and not a hypocrite.

Quotes by Penny Junor

The difference between a saint and a hypocrite is that one lies for his religion, the other by it.

Quotes by Minna Antrim

I was proud to be a member of the IRA. I am still 40 years on proud that I was a member of the IRA. I am not going to be a hypocrite and sit here and say something different.

Quotes by Martin McGuinness

Always Quotes

For me, the key is I always have to be the same person. If someone was to hear me say something on Fox and hear me say something different on NPR, they would say, 'The guy is a hypocrite.'

Quotes by Juan Williams

Only crime and the criminal, it is true, confront us with the perplexity of radical evil; but only the hypocrite is really rotten to the core.

Quotes by Hannah Arendt

I don't want people to think I'm a hypocrite.

Quotes by GG Allin

It is better to be an outspoken atheist than a hypocrite.

Quotes by George Harrison

A hypocrite is a person who - but who isn't?

Quotes by Don Marquis

Antenna Quotes

Why lie? I'm not going to be a hypocrite and say the opposite of what I think, like some others do.

Quotes by Cristiano Ronaldo

Sincerity makes the very least person to be of more value than the most talented hypocrite.

Quotes by Charles Spurgeon

Hypocrite reader my fellow my brother!

Quotes by Charles Baudelaire

I think I wear my hypocrisy on my sleeve. I would never say I'm not a complete hypocrite.

Quotes by Bo Burnham

I fully embrace myself as a hypocrite.

Quotes by Bo Burnham

Art Quotes

Kids have what I call a built-in hypocrisy antenna that comes up and blocks out what you're saying when you're being a hypocrite.

Quotes by Ben Carson

Frequently Asked Questions

What is this Hypocrite quotes page about?
This page gathers quotes about hypocrisy, covering business claims of independence, artistic integrity, and the idea that a hypocrite can still show flashes of sincerity.
Why do people search "hypocrite quotes"?
Readers search "hypocrite quotes" when calling out inconsistency, often for essays, arguments, or callouts where matching words to actions matters.
Is there a quote about business independence?
Yes, one quote challenges the idea that any business can operate entirely without government connections, calling such claims hypocritical in a government-oriented economy.
Does a quote connect hypocrisy to art or general good?
Another line argues that doing good requires attention to minute particulars, since vague talk of "general good" is often just cover for a hypocrite or flatterer.
Is there a short, blunt quote in this set?
A shorter, sharper quote argues that the only thing worse than a liar is one who is also a hypocrite, a blunt summary of the theme running through this collection.

Other quotes call out business figures who claim to operate without outside influence, and note that even sincerity can hide within hypocrisy. See our Alone quotes for more on self-reliance.