Treachery and violence are spears pointed at both ends — they wound those who resort to them worse than their enemies. (“Wuthering Heights”)
Betrayal Quotes
Action is transitory a step, a blow, The motion of a muscle, this way or that ‘Tis done, and in the after-vacancy We wonder at ourselves like men betrayed.
Do not fear your enemies. The worst they can do is kill you. Do not fear friends. At worst, they may betray you. Fear those who do not care; they neither kill nor betray, but betrayal and murder exists because of their silent consent.
If someone betrays you once, it’s his fault. If he betrays you twice, it’s your fault.
Fidelity, n. A virtue peculiar to those who are about to be betrayed.
The smiler with the knife under the cloak.
All a man can betray is his conscience.
I hate the idea of causes, and if I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend, I hope I should have the guts to betray my country.
Treason doth never prosper: what’s the reason? For if it prosper, none dare call it treason.
Caesar had his Brutus, Charles the First his Cromwell, and George the Third may profit by their example . If this be treason, make the most of it.
