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Betrayal10 quotes
Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more. — William Shakespeare · 1599Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver. — Judas · 60Those who are faithful know only the pleasures of love: it is the faithless who know love's tragedies. — Oscar Wilde · 1890Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you that today, even this night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” — Jesus · 60Trust not him that hath once broken faith. — William Shakespeare · 1595Anyone who hasn't experienced the ecstasy of betrayal knows nothing about ecstasy at all. — Jean Genet · 1986All 10 quotes →Dangers of love1 quote
Those who are faithful know only the pleasures of love: it is the faithless who know love's tragedies. — Oscar Wilde · 1890Ecstasy1 quote
Anyone who hasn't experienced the ecstasy of betrayal knows nothing about ecstasy at all. — Jean Genet · 1986Infidelity1 quote
Those who are faithful know only the pleasures of love: it is the faithless who know love's tragedies. — Oscar Wilde · 1890Love1 quote
Those who are faithful know only the pleasures of love: it is the faithless who know love's tragedies. — Oscar Wilde · 1890Loyalty1 quote
Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more. — William Shakespeare · 1599Manipulation1 quote
Oftentimes, to win us to our harm,
The instruments of darkness tell us truths,
Win us with honest trifles, to betray ’s
In deepest consequence. — William Shakespeare · 1616Misanthropy1 quote
We have to distrust each other. It's our only defense against betrayal. — Tennessee Williams · 1953Patriotism1 quote
Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more. — William Shakespeare · 1599Rome1 quote
Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more. — William Shakespeare · 1599Ruthlessness1 quote
By condemning without hesitation an old friend, I shall be feared. — Messala · 1959Trust1 quote
Trust not him that hath once broken faith. — William Shakespeare · 1595Trusting others1 quote
We have to distrust each other. It's our only defense against betrayal. — Tennessee Williams · 1953