Hypocrisy Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Hypocrisy quotes, Hypocrisy sayings, and Hypocrisy proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.


A soft answer turneth away wrath.      -- Bible (Proverbs 15:1)
Be gracious in defeat.      -- unknown
Be the change you wish to see in the world.      -- Ghandi
Better to give than to receive.      -- Bible (Acts 20:35)
Better yourself before others.      -- Darren Bateman
Chickens don't praise their own soup.      -- Martinican (on flattery and praise)
Choose to be forgiven.      -- unknown
Cut your coat according to your cloth.      -- John Heywood (c.1497-1580)
E'er you remark another's sin, bid your own conscience look within.      -- Ben Franklin (1706-1790)
Falling is easier than rising.      -- Irish (on fame)
Good things come in small packages.      -- Aesop (c.620-560 BC)
It is as cheap sitting as it is standing.      -- Italian Proverb
It's not what you say; it's how you say it.      -- American mothers (thanks to J. Martin)
Kind words conquer.      -- Tamil (Asian Indian)(on courtesy and respect)
Less is more.      -- Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Let pride go afore, shame will follow after.      -- George Chapman (c.1559-1634)
People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.      -- George Herbert (1593-1632)
Self conceit may lead to self destruction.      -- Aesop (c.620-560 BC)
Self praise is no recommendation.      -- Romanian (on flattery and praise)
Silence is golden.      -- unknown
Silence is the hardest argument to refute.      -- unknown
Tell me what you are conceited about, and I'll tell you what you lack.      -- Argentinian saying, thanks to Diego Paternostro for the translation.
Your own rags are better than another's gown.      -- Hausa (West African)(on self-reliance)