Pretense Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old pretense quotes, pretense sayings, and pretense proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

You wear a mask for so long, you forget who you were beneath it. Alan Moore
When you aren't sincere you need to pretend, and by pretending you end up believing yourself; that's the basic principle of every faith. Alberto Moravia
The pious pretense that evil does not exist only makes it vague, enormous and menacing. Aleister Crowley
It would be futile to attempt to fit women into a masculine pattern of attitudes, skills and abilities. Arianna Huffington
To copy beauty forfeits all pretense to fame; to copy faults is want of sense. Charles Churchill
Good food is good food. It doesn't have to come with pretense. Christina Tosi
Pretense cannot sustain blind power. Dejan Stojanovic
The real loneliness is living among all these kind people who only ask one to pretend! Edith Wharton
You must not under any pretense allow your mind to dwell on any thought that is not positive, constructive, optimistic, kind. Emmet Fox
Style equals pretense. Enrico Colantoni
Our greatest pretenses are built up not to hide the evil and the ugly in us, but our emptiness. The hardest thing to hide is something that is not there. Eric Hoffer
The name and pretense of virtue is as serviceable to self-interest as are real vices. Francois de la Rochefoucauld
I've never been a fan of pretense or procrastination. After all, our state is defined by its independent, outspoken spirit. Gavin Newsom
The world is full of people who are very clever at seeming much smarter than they really are. Kurt Vonnegut
When wisdom and knowledge appear, great pretense arises. Laozi
I look for a girl without pretense who is sweet and intelligent - preferably brunette, but that's not completely important. Lucas Till
You can't cure someone who's pretending to be sick. Marty Rubin
Fiction: a game of pretend. Marty Rubin
Political Freedom without economic equality is a pretense, a fraud, a lie; and the workers want no lying. Mikhail Bakunin
Genuine happiness is not nearly as common as a fake smile. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
In some cases, it is not the person that has changed, but their decision not to be themselves. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
We understand how dangerous a mask can be. We all become what we pretend to be. Patrick Rothfuss
He who has a mind to do mischief will always find a pretense. Publilius Syrus
There is no worse sickness for the soul, o you who are proud, than this pretense of perfection. Rumi
No one can long hide behind a mask; the pretense soon lapses into the true character. Seneca The Younger
People pretend to be other people because they have never thought of their true selves. Sunday Adelaja
Most of the confidence which I appear to feel, especially when influenced by noon wine, is only a pretense. Tennessee Williams
I don't impressed if you're a religious person. I just wanna know about soul behind that mask. Toba Beta
There's a difference between playing and playing games. The former is an act of joy, the latter — an act. Vera Nazarian
It is not poverty so much as pretense that harasses a ruined man - the struggle between a proud mind and an empty purse - the keeping up of a hollow show that must soon come to an end. Washington Irving