Dissemble Quotes

We are so used to dissembling with others that in time we come to deceive and dissemble with ourselves. - Francois De La Rochefoucauld

They do but flatter with their lips, and dissemble in their double heart. - Bible

There's no trust, no faith, no honesty, in men; all perjured, all forsworn, all nought, all dissemblers. - William Shakespeare

SIREN, n. One of several musical prodigies famous for a vain attempt to dissuade Odysseus from a life on the ocean wave. Figuratively, any lady of splendid promise, dissembled purpose and disappointing performance. - Ambrose Bierce

Rage cannot be hidden, it can only be dissembled. This dissembling deludes the thoughtless, and strengthens rage and adds, to rage, contempt. - James Arthur Baldwin

Observe this, that tho a woman swear, forswear, lie, dissemble, back-bite, be proud, vain, malicious, anything, if she secures the main chance, she's still virtuous; that's a maxim. - George Farquhar

My children, as long as you live, the shadow of the Hiss Case will brush you. In every pair of eyes that rests on you, you will see pass, like a cloud passing behind a woods in winter, the memory of your father - dissembled in friendly eyes, lurking in unfriendly eyes. - Whittaker Chambers

In fact, the converse is true: At a time when the United States has been called on for a level of moral leadership, vision and inspiration not seen since World War II, we cannot afford to dissemble about crimes against humanity. - Adam Schiff

I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers. - Bible

He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him; / When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart. - Bible