Identity Sayings and Quotes

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


All are not saints, who go to church.     -- Italian (on hypocrisy)
An open foe may prove a curse but a pretended friend is worse.      -- Ben Franklin (1706-1790)
Be true to yourself.      -- unknown
Beware of the person with two faces.     -- Dutch (on hypocrisy)
False friends leave you in times of trouble.      -- Aesop (c.620-560 BC)
If you would rise in the world, veil ambition with the forms of humanity.     -- Chinese (on hypocrisy)
It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.      -- Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962)
It is often easier to fight for your principles than to live up to them.      -- Adlai Stevenson
Many have quarreled about religion that never practised it.      -- Ben Franklin (1706-1790)
Many meet the gods but few salute them.      -- Latin (on courtesy and respect)
Rudeness is a weak man's imitation of strength.      -- Eric Hoffer (1902-1983)
The mouth prays to Buddha but the heart is full of evil.     -- Vietnamese (on hypocrisy)