Quotes for All
When Ling was communicating to any person the signs by which messengers might find him, he was compelled to add, the neighbourhood in which this contemptible person resides is that officially known as ‘the mean quarter favoured by the lower class of those who murder by treachery’, and for this reason he was not always … Read more
Treachery and violence are spears pointed at both ends; they wound those who resort to them worse than their enemies. Emily Bronte
My loving people, we have been persuaded by some that are careful of our safety, to take heed how we commit ourself to armed multitudes for fear of treachery; but I assure you, I do not desire to live to distrust my faithful and loving people. I know I have the body but of a … Read more
The very name of a politician, a statesman, is sure to cause terror and hatred; it has always connected with it the ideas of treachery, cruelty, fraud, and tyranny. Edmund Burke
May God have mercy on my soul for the deaths on my name and for the treachery I committed. Betrayal of God and country, what a sad and horrible thing it is. E. Howard Hunt
Always will we remember the character of the onslaught against us. No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory…. we will not only defend ourselves to the uttermost, but will make very certain that this form of … Read more
Treachery is more often the effect of weakness than of a formed design. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Men are inconsolable concerning the treachery of their friends or the deceptions of their enemies; and yet they are often very highly satisfied to be both deceived and betrayed by their own selves. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Cunning and treachery proceed from want of capacity. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Tricks and treachery are merely proofs of lack of skill. Francois de La Rochefoucauld