Treacherous Behavior Quotes

Treason seldom dwells with courage.

The treachery of [General William] Hull, like that of [Benedict] Arnold, cannot be a matter of blame for our government.

With some people there is such a thing as the habit of betrayal.

Morally, a philosopher who uses his professional competence for anything except a disinterested search for truth is guilty of a kind of treachery.

Dwarves are not heroes, but a calculating folk with a great idea of the value of money; some are tricky and treacherous and pretty bad lots; some are not but are decent enough people like Thorin and Company, if you don't expect too much.

Ah Franion, treason is loved of many, but the Traitor hated of all: unjust offences may for a time escape without danger, but never without revenge.

Whosoever formeth an intimacy with the enemies of his friends, does so to injure the latter. O wise man! wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies.

Treason is a strong word, but not too strong to characterize the situation in which the Senate is the eager, resourceful, and indefatigable agent of interests as hostile to the American people as any invading army could be.

Treason is very much a matter of habit, Smiley decided.

But, most important, we must not become as base and treacherous as our enemies.

We often act treacherously more from weakness than from a fixed motive.

Heaven truly knows that thou art false as hell.

For every inch that is not fool, is rogue.

There's daggers in men's smiles.

But would we know, whether the pretended prophet had really attained a just sentiment of morals? Let us attend to his narration; and we shall soon find, that he bestows praise on such instances of treachery, inhumanity, cruelty, revenge, bigotry, as are utterly incompatible with civilized society. No steady rule of right seems there to be attended to; and every action is blamed or praised, so far only as it is beneficial or hurtful to the true believers.