Libba Bray Quotes

Of all the cants which are canted in this canting world, - though the cant of hypocrites may be the worst, - the cant of criticism is the most tormenting!

Praise undeserved, is satire in disguise.

None are more unjust in their judgments of others than those who have a high opinion of themselves.

Pretensions to moral superiority are devastatingly destructive.

If you can take the hot lead enema, then you can cast the first stone.

In the past, I have been guilty of returning from work with some parenting words of wisdom, ignoring the fact that my wife has been dealing with the situation for a while. The correct strategy at these times is to wind my mansplaining neck in.

Mike Pence is the kind of guy that brushes his teeth and then drinks orange juice and thinks, 'Mmm.'

For people who never tire of telling the world what a moral high ground they've taken in opposing Donald Trump, they sure don't seem to mind offering up a bellyful of gloats and taunts.

" ... It is not my desire to wound the feelings of any person with whom I am connected in family bonds. I may be a hypocrite," said Mr. Pecksniff, cuttingly, "but I am not a brute."

Judging the mistakes of strangers is an easy thing to do - and it feels pretty good.

A prig always finds a last refuge in responsibility.

When they call you a saint, it means basically that you are not to be taken seriously.

What he says, even on his knees, about his own sinfulness is all parrot talk. At bottom, he still believes he has run up a very favorable credit-balance in the Enemy's ledger by allowing himself to be converted, and thinks that he is showing great humility and condescension in going to church with these 'smug', commonplace neighbors at all.

part of the humor of living on this backward planet is listening to the hominids rationalize their predations.

The road to life is rocky, and you may stumble too. So while you point your fingers, someone else is judging you.

don't you hate people who say they're not complaining and then complain?

And lips say “God be pitiful,” Who ne'er said “God be praised.”

She's perfect, so flawless, I'm not impressed.

People like you should be stopped, Mr. Woodrow,' she mused aloud, with a puzzled shake of her wise head. 'You think you're solving the world's problems but actually you're the problem.

You're such a cupcake.

Why, I can smile and murder whiles I smile, And cry 'content' to that which grieves my heart, And wet my cheeks with artificial tears, And frame my face for all occasions

You simply cannot tell other people they are stupid, even if they really are stupid.

I have no use for people who exhibit manners.

To praise princes for virtues they do not possess is to insult them without fear of consequences.

The ultimate cynicism is to suspend judgment so that you are not judged.