#betray

Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall, when the wise are banished from the public councils, because they dare to be honest, and the profligate are rewarded, because they flatter the people, in order to betray them. ↗

— Joseph Story

#because #betray #citizens #councils #created

Anyone who hasn't experienced the ecstasy of betrayal knows nothing about ecstasy at all. ↗

— Jean Genet

#anyone #betrayal #ecstasy #experienced #hasn

A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray itself. ↗

— Titus Livius

#carefully #concealed #end #fraudulent #generally

When I'm at the greatest odds with my body, it's usually because I feel my body's betraying me, whether that's been in the past, struggling with my weight and feeling that I couldn't eat what I wanted to eat, or that I couldn't get my body to do what I wanted it to do. ↗

— Demi Moore

#been #betraying #body #eat #feel

Sometimes when things you love get really commercial, you end up feeling betrayed by it. ↗

— Gwyneth Paltrow

#commercial #end #feeling #get #love

Only trust thyself, and another shall not betray thee. ↗

— William Penn

#betray #only #shall #thee #thyself

Man is a mind betrayed, not served, by his organs. ↗

— Edmond de Goncourt

#his #man #mind #organs #served

You see that's what I think is such a terrible, terrible betrayal, the trust that people have in government. ↗

— Ralph Steadman

#government #i #i think #people #see

I love actors, both my parents were actors, and the work with actors is the most enjoyable part of making a film. It's important that they feel protected and are confident they won't be betrayed. When you create that atmosphere of trust, it's in the bag - the actors will do everything to satisfy you. ↗

— Michael Haneke

#bag #betrayed #both #confident #create

I think all women have a friend who at some point dumped them or betrayed them or deeply disappointed them. And at the same time all women have a friend who they dumped or betrayed or hurt in some way. That's universal in women's friendships. ↗

— Lisa See

#deeply #disappointed #dumped #friend #friendships