Quote by J. Petit-Senn
Loud indignation against vice often stands for virtue in the eyes

Loud indignation against vice often stands for virtue in the eyes of bigots. – J. Petit-Senn

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Hypocrisy is the most difficult and nerve-racking vice that any man can pursue; it needs an unceasing vigilance and a rare detachment of spirit. It cannot, like adultery or gluttony, be practiced at spare moments; it is a whole-time job. – W. Somerset Maugham

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Those whose conduct gives room for talk are always the first to attack their neighbors. – Jean Baptiste Molière, Tartuffe

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Hypocrisy is the homage that vice pays to virtue. – François VI de la Rochefoucault (1613–1680)

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A man generally has two reasons for doing a thing. One that sounds good, and a real one. – J. Pierpoint Morgan

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