A hypocrite despises those whom he deceives, but has no respect for himself. He would make a dupe of himself too, if he could.
William HazlittMankind are an incorrigible race. Give them but bugbears and idols -- it is all that they ask; the distinctions of right and wrong, of truth and falsehood, of good and evil, are worse than indifferent to them.
William HazlittWe go on a journey to be free of all impediments; to leave ourselves behind much more than to get rid of others
William Hazlitt