Famous quotes containing the words treachery and/or act:
“Men are inconsolable concerning the treachery of their friends or the deceptions of their enemies; and yet they are often very highly satisfied to be both deceived and betrayed by their own selves.”
—François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)
“The fact is that a man who wants to act virtuously in every way necessarily comes to grief among so many who are not virtuous.”
—Niccolò Machiavelli (1469–1527)