Recently, have you been betrayed by someone you previously trusted? It hurts to be deceived, especially by someone dear to you, such as a friend or a member of your family. If the betrayal could have been easily avoided, the resulting loss of friendships can be extremely regrettable. We have compiled this list of betrayed quotations to serve as a reminder that betrayal is a genuine phenomenon that occurs more frequently than you might imagine.
Our compilation of 30 Betrayal of Family Quotes will serve as a reminder of people who have deceived you and will reassure you that you are not alone. Everyone encounters some type of betrayal at some point in their lives, and these statements will serve as a reminder that we all go through similar experiences and can endure them.
Family Betrayal Quotes
- It’s particularly hard to take being stabbed in the back close to home. There’s always a feeling of betrayal when people of your own group oppose you. – Catharine MacKinnon
- Deep down, my mom had long suspected I was gay… Much of her anger and hurt came from her sense of betrayal that she was the last to be told. – Chaz Bono
- Don’t depend too much on anyone in this world because even your own shadow leaves you when you are in darkness. – Ibn Taymiyyah
- A betrayal in a family is much more devastating than a betrayal among friends, or even lovers. – Ari Aster
- Life has taught me that you can’t control someone’s loyalty. No matter how good you are to them, doesn’t mean that they will treat you the same. No matter how much they mean to you, doesn’t mean that they’ll value you the same. Sometimes the people you love the most, turn out to be the people you can trust the least. – unknown
- Betrayal can be extremely painful, but it’s up to you how much that pain damages you permanently. – Emily V. Gordon
- Sometimes the people closest to you betray you, and your home isn’t a place you can be happy anymore. – Kristin Cast
- It’s particularly hard to take being stabbed in the back close to home. There’s always a feeling of betrayal when people of your own group oppose you. – Catharine MacKinnon
- Betrayal is never easy to handle and there is no right way to accept it. – Christine Feehan
- Some people are willing to betray years of friendship just to get a little bit of the spotlight. – Lauren Conrad
- Familial betrayal is, to me, the most heartbreaking kind – because if you can’t trust your family to love you and protect you, who can you really trust? – Alexandra Bracken
- Try not to stress over the shady people who betrayed you. I know it hurts but the truth is that they were always shady, they are never going to change and you are actually much better off now because at least you know who they really are. – unknown
Friends Betrayal Quotes
- If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man. – Mark Twain
- Nothing hurts more than being disappointed by the single person you thought would never hurt you. – unknown
- A stab from a friend cuts deeper than a stab from a foe. – Amit Kalantri
- I’m not crying because of you; you’re not worth it. I’m crying because my delusion of who you were was shattered by the truth of who you are. – Steve Maraboli
- “Betrayal is one of my biggest fears. Betrayal happens on many different levels all the time, and there is no worse feeling than realizing someone you thought you could trust has gone against you.”
- “An honest enemy is better than a false friend. When in doubt, pay more attention to what people do and less to what they say. Actions not only speak louder than words, but they are also more difficult to fake.”
- Betray a friend, and you’ll often find you have ruined yourself. – Aesop
- Betrayal doesn’t only break your heart but also darkens your soul. You’ll never forget the pain like a fog that forever lingers in the depths of your mind. – unknown
- “He that has eyes to see and ears to hear may convince himself that no mortal can keep a secret. If his lips are silent, he chatters with his fingertips; betrayal oozes out of him at every pore.”
- “Everyone suffers at least one bad betrayal in their lifetime. It’s what unites us. The trick is not to let it destroy your trust in others when that happens. Don’t let them take that from you.”
Relationship Betrayal Quotes
- You want to believe that there’s one relationship in life that’s beyond betrayal. A relationship that’s beyond that kind of hurt. And there isn’t. – Caleb Carr
- Sometimes, instead of being hurt, you should look at betrayal as a gift. It makes it that much easier to sweep it up and toss it out with the rest of the trash. And why is that you ask? Because trash starts to stink…and when it does, it has no more value in your life. – Donna Schoenrock
- To me, the thing that is worse than death is betrayal. You see, I could conceive death, but I could not conceive betrayal. – Malcolm X
- The blade of betrayal, the sharpest of weapons, is wielded not by your enemies, but by your friends. – J.V. Hilliard
- The male, for all his bravado and exploration, is the loyal one, the one who generally feels love. The female is skilled at betrayal and torture and damnation. – Charles Bukowski
- Forgive yourself for the blindness that put you in the path of those who betrayed you. Sometimes a good heart doesn’t see the bad. – unknown
- It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend. – William Blake
- The blade of betrayal, the sharpest of weapons, is wielded not by your enemies, but by your friends. – J.V. Hilliard
- Judas betrayed his friend for 30 pieces of silver. The rest of us do it for far less. – Marty Rubin
- Love is whatever you can still betray. Betrayal can only happen if you love. – John le Carre
- Love grows where trust is laid, and love dies where trust is betrayed.
- Love comes to those who still hope after disappointment, who still believe after betrayal, and who still love after they’ve been hurt.
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