After crosses and losses men grow humbler and wiser.—Franklin.
Hurry.—No two things differ more than hurry and despatch. Hurry is the mark of a weak mind, despatch of a strong one. A weak man in office, like a squirrel in a cage, is laboring eternally, but to no purpose, and in constant motion without getting on a jot; like a turnstile, he is in everybody's way, but stops nobody; he talks a great deal, but says very little; looks into everything, but sees into nothing; and has a hundred irons in the fire, but very few of them are hot, and with those few that are he only burns his fingers.—Colton.
Hypocrisy.—If the world despises hypocrites, what must be the estimate of them in heaven?—Madame Roland.
Hypocrisy itself does great honor, or rather justice, to religion, and tacitly acknowledges it to be an ornament to human nature. The hypocrite would not be at so much pains to put on the appearance of virtue, if he did not know it was the most proper and effectual means to gain the love and esteem of mankind.—Addison.
The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.—Psalm 55:21.
Hypocrisy is folly. It is much easier, safer, and pleasanter to be the thing which a man aims to appear, than to keep up the appearance of being what he is not.—Cecil.
Hypocrites do the devil's drudgery in Christ's livery.—Matthew Henry.
To wear long faces, just as if our Maker,
The God of goodness, was an undertaker.
—Peter Pindar.
Hypocrisy is oftenest clothed in the garb of religion.—Hosea Ballou.
Such a man will omit neither family worship, nor a sneer at his neighbor. He will neither milk his cows on the first day of the week without a Sabbath mask on his face, nor remove it while he waters the milk for his customers.—George Macdonald.