Quotes about Betrayal

This was one of the casualties of war, that trust itself seemed to die a thousand deaths.

Hatred seems to work on the same glands as love: it even produces the same actions. If we had not been taught how to interpret the story of the Passion, would we have been able to say from their actions alone whether it was the jealous Judas or the cowardly Peter who loved Christ?

She mixes religion with desertion to make it sound noble.

I didn't bother to ask him why he didn't wait for someone from the American Legation, for I knew the reason. French methods are a little old-fashioned by our cold standards: they believe in the conscience, the sense of guilt, a criminal should be confronted with his crime, for he may break down and betray himself. I told myself again I was innocent

we handed him back his province and left our allies to be crucified and sawn in two. They were innocent. They thought we'd stay. But we were liberals and we didn't want a bad conscience.

Oh, I think some parts of it are fine, conceded Davy. That story about Joseph now—it's bully. But if I'd been Joseph Iwouldn't have forgive the brothers. No, siree, Anne. I'd have cut all their heads off.

what perverted shapes thwarted love can take.

The Bible is a love story that begins with a divorce. Everything from the third chapter of Genesis through the end of Revelation is the story of a betrayed lover wooing us back into His arms so we can enjoy the love of family forever.

The road to perdition has ever been accompanied by lip service to an ideal.

Whoever neglects old friends for the sake of new deserves what e gets if he loses both

A spouse who gets angry at having been betrayed is evading a basic, tragic truth: that no one can be everything to another person.

Jesus himself had called and chosen Judas! That is the real mystery, for Jesus knew from the beginning who would betray him.