Two Facedness Quotes

“When I see you, I think "I wonder which face she sees when she looks into the mirror.”
― C. JoyBell C.

“One may be clogged with honey and unable to rise and fly.”
― Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South

“I am not afraid of people who say all the wrong things that make others gasp in disbelief. I am afraid of the people who say all the right things that make others bow in admiration. It is incredibly easy to say all the right things. We all know exactly what the majority of people want to believe and want to hear. All we have to do is give them what they want, they will bow before us. Anybody can do that. I am more afraid of people who would like to persuade me into admiration, than of people who are simply being people; sinning openly and talking like drunken thieves. That's who they are on the outside, it's also who they are on the inside.”
― C. JoyBell C.

“Lots of people use good character and moral standing as a brand name. They know it's what people like, they want people to like them, so they wear it as one would wear a quality brand shirt. Putting it on in the morning and taking it off at the end of the day. Saying all the things they know people want to hear. If they were the very last person on Earth, there would be no reason for them to be of good character, because nobody would see it.”
― C. JoyBell C.

“Certains ont l’air honnête, mais quand ils te serrent la main, tu as intérêt à recompter tes doigts.

Some may look honest, but when you shake their hand, you had better count your fingers.”
― Coluche

“If it pains you to discover that a Nice Man can be a crumbum, Tom, it's life you've got to object to, not Percy in particular.”
― Ellery Queen, The Player on the Other Side

“Bad friends say nice things to your face, and then turn around and paint you black.”
― John Joclebs Bassey, Night of a Thousand Thoughts