Imagine living in a world where fairness is a luxury. In our daily lives, we often face situations where double standards arise. These quotes capture the essence of such moments, highlighting the irony and sometimes the frustration.
Double standards can affect anyone. Whether in relationships, work, or society, they challenge our sense of justice. These quotes serve as reminders, inspiring us to seek fairness for all.
Influential Double Standard Quotes
“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” – George Orwell, Animal Farm
“Men are taught to apologize for their weaknesses, women for their strengths.” – Lois Wyse
“The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
“We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.” – Anaïs Nin
“People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.” – Søren Kierkegaard
“The essence of immorality is the tendency to make an exception of myself.” – Jane Addams
“When men are oppressed, it’s a tragedy. When women are oppressed, it’s tradition.” – Letty Cottin Pogrebin
“Every man wants a woman to appeal to his better side, his nobler instincts and his higher nature – and another woman to help him forget them.” – Helen Rowland
“Hypocrisy is the homage that vice pays to virtue.” – François de La Rochefoucauld
“It is easier to fight for one’s principles than to live up to them.” – Alfred Adler
“The measure of a man is what he does with power.” – Plato
“We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction.” – Aesop
“More often than not, hypocrisy is a window through which the true intentions of the actor become clear.” – Unknown
“The most shocking fact about war is that its victims and its instruments are individualized human beings.” – Aldous Huxley
“People who fly into a rage always make a bad landing.” – Will Rogers
“It is a justice, not charity, that is wanting in the world.” – Mary Wollstonecraft
“You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be misquoted, then used against you.” – Unknown
“The difference between a moral man and a man of honor is that the latter regrets a discreditable act, even when it has worked.” – H.L. Mencken
“Live according to the season. Eat according to the season. Breathe according to the season. But never love or judge a person by the season.” – Unknown
“Justice without force is powerless; force without justice is tyrannical.” – Blaise Pascal
“The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.” – Plato
“Actions are always more complex and nuanced than they seem. We have to be willing to wrestle with paradox in pursuing understanding.” – Harold Evans
“When the rich wage war, it’s the poor who die.” – Jean-Paul Sartre
“It is one of the ironies of history that the ‘great’ men who prize nobility and are often considered heroes by others are frequently the sources of tyranny.” – Unknown
“Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.” – Voltaire
“We are all born unique, but many die as copies.” – Original Quote
“One man’s transparency is another’s humiliation.” – Gerry Adams
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” – Edmund Burke
“The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it.” – George Bernard Shaw
“Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.” – Albert Einstein
“we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
“A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.” – Bruce Lee
Double Standard Quotes from History
“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” – George Orwell, Animal Farm
“The rich get richer and the poor get poorer.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” – Lord Acton
“Men are taught to apologize for their weaknesses, women for their strengths.” – Lois Wyse
“It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.” – Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
“Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men.” – David Ogilvy
“When the going gets tough, the tough get going.” – Joseph P. Kennedy
“A man can be destroyed but not defeated.” – Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea
“Justice delayed is justice denied.” – William E. Gladstone
“Do as I say, not as I do.” – Proverb
“Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” – George Orwell
“The ends justify the means.” – Niccolò Machiavelli
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
“There is no such thing as society: there are individual men and women, and there are families.” – Margaret Thatcher
“The more things change, the more they stay the same.” – Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr
“The lady doth protest too much, methinks.” – William Shakespeare, Hamlet
“Keep your friends close but your enemies closer.” – Michael Corleone, The Godfather
“An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.” – Mahatma Gandhi
“Money can’t buy happiness, but it can buy the kind of misery you prefer.” – Spike Milligan
“The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis.” – Dante Alighieri
“To each their own.” – Latin Proverb
“We are all equal before the law, but not before those who are appointed to apply it.” – Stanisław Jerzy Lec
“The fight for justice and equality is never-ending.” – My own
“All men are created equal, but some work harder in preseason.” – Emmitt Smith
“To be independent of public opinion is the first formal condition of achieving anything great.” – Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
“Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody.” – Mark Twain
“It is not best that we should all think alike; it is a difference of opinion that makes horse races.” – Mark Twain
“Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead.” – Charles Bukowski
“Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others.” – Winston Churchill
“Some people are so poor, all they have is money.” – Patrick Meagher
“The fish will be the last to discover water.” – Proverb
“It’s easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.” – Mark Twain
Inspiring Double Standard Quotes
“Hypocrisy is the audacity to preach integrity from a den of corruption.” – Wes Fesler
“Double standards are like parallel lines; they never meet but deceive you into thinking they might.” – Anonymous
“A double standard is not merely unfair; it is a house divided against itself.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
“In the haze of double standards, truth becomes the ultimate casualty.” – George Orwell
“When the powerful create double standards, the powerless suffer twice as much.” – Mahatma Gandhi
“The same actions can reveal different moralities when judged by double standards.” – Sophocles
“Double standards are the shackles that democracy must unbind from its feet.” – Thomas Jefferson
“It’s easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend, and even easier to judge them both by different standards.” – William Blake
“Double standards are the anchors that drag progress to a halt.” – Original
“When the powerful say, ‘Do as I say, not as I do,’ they betray the essence of equality.” – Nelson Mandela
“we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the double standards of our friends.” – Adapted from Martin Luther King Jr.
“Double standards punctuate the pages of history, forming narratives of both deeds and misdeeds.” – Maya Angelou
“A society that lives by double standards perishes by double jeopardy.” – Original
“Criticizing the flaws in others while turning a blind eye to our own is the breeding ground for double standards.” – Jane Austen
“In the world of double standards, truth is often the most elusive prey.” – Albert Camus
“Double standards are the bitter fruit of a tree watered by self-righteousness.” – Original
“Treat people equally. Do not have double standards. One standard for everyone.” – Haile Selassie
“Double standards in justice serve only to widen the chasm of inequality.” – Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“Double standards are the balm for a guilty conscience and a poor excuse for integrity.” – Leo Tolstoy
“When love meets double standards, it often walks away bruised but resolute.” – Oscar Wilde
“Double standards can make the tale of a hero and a villain switch roles in the blink of an eye.” – Original
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere, and it often masquerades within the double standard.” – Adapted from Martin Luther King Jr.
“The battle against double standards is an ongoing struggle for the soul of humanity.” – Original
“In the theatre of public opinion, double standards are often the uncredited directors.” – Mark Twain
“True equality can only flourish when we dismantle the scaffolding of double standards.” – Original
“Double standards are the camouflage beneath which prejudice thrives.” – James Baldwin
“A life measured by double standards is a life lived in half-truths.” – Original
“In a world rife with double standards, true justice lies in consistent truth.” – Plato
“The path to integrity cannot be walked with shoes of double standards.” – Confucius
“Hypocrisy walks hand in hand with double standards, and both stumble on the road to honor.” – Original
Double Standard Quotes in Literature
“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” – George Orwell, Animal Farm
“The measure of a man is not what he does for himself, but what he does for someone else.” – Clarice Starling, Silence of the Lambs
“Do as I say, not as I do.” – Proverb
“Ah, women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
“It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.” – William Blake
“Some people create their own storms, then get upset when it rains.” – Anonymous
“It’s funny how the ones we admire are rarely the ones we actually respect.” – Cheryl Strayed
“They tell us: “Be beautiful.” But they won’t let us feel beautiful. They tell us: “Be strong.” But they won’t let us feel strong.” – Unknown
“We always condemn in others what we permit in ourselves.” – Seneca
“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” – Leo Tolstoy
“When a man gives his opinion, he’s a man. When a woman gives her opinion, she’s a bitch.” – Bette Davis
“The human race is a very unfair and unjust thing. There is no use complaining about it, but never compromise.” – H.L. Mencken
“He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.” – Bible, John 8:7
“People hate those who make them feel their own inferiority.” – Lord Chesterfield
“Men are from Earth, women are from Earth. Deal with it.” – George Carlin
“All men are created equal, but some work harder in preseason.” – Emmitt Smith
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
“Hypocrites get offended by the truth.” – Jess C. Scott
“They will call you ‘weak’ for crying and ‘insane’ for laughing, but remember that weak and insane live within everyone.” – A.A. Shan
“The things we dislike in others are the very things we dislike in ourselves.” – William Hazlitt
“What hurts me most is not what you did – it’s the shattered illusion of who I thought you were.” – Original
“The hottest love has the coldest end.” – Socrates
“Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?” – Ernest Gaines
“True freedom is impossible without a mind made free by discipline.” – Mortimer J. Adler
“What is uttered from the heart alone, Will win the hearts of others to your own.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“They are never alone that are accompanied with noble thoughts.” – Sir Philip Sidney
“There’s no use in talking about the problem unless you talk about the solution.” – Betty Williams
“It is not who is right, but what is right, that is of importance.” – Thomas Huxley
“The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.” – Leonardo da Vinci
“To hate is an easy, lazy thing but to love takes strength everyone has but not all are willing to practice.” – Rupi Kaur
“Bias and inequality pervade every area of our society, yet we like to believe we are always just and fair.” – Original
“For he who lives more lives than one, more deaths than one must die.” – Oscar Wilde
“What we wish, we readily believe, and what we ourselves think, we imagine others think also.” – Julius Caesar
Powerful Feminist Double Standard Quotes
“A man is praised for being decisive, while a woman is labeled as bossy for the same trait.” – Anonymous
“When a man is assertive, he’s hailed as a leader. When a woman does the same, she’s called aggressive.” – Unknown
“She wears confidence like a crown, yet the world tells her to take it off.” – Original
“Men are considered humorous when they jest, while women are often seen as shrill or nagging.” – Emma Watson
“In a world where men are celebrated for their audacity, women are scorned for their ambition.” – Maya Angelou
“He’s a bachelor, she’s an old maid. How quaint, this double standard charade.” – Original
“Shouldering burdens with grace, she is called too emotional; he is just passionate.” – Unknown
“A successful man is admired; a successful woman is asked how she manages it all.” – Sheryl Sandberg
“When men talk, they hold our attention; when women talk, they need to hold their tongues.” – Original
“He’s driven; she’s difficult. His ambition is a strength, hers a liability.” – Roxane Gay
“Courage in a man is strength; in a woman, it’s out of place.” – Virginia Woolf
“A single father is a hero; a single mother is struggling to keep it all together.” – Anonymous
“He’s determined; she’s delusional. The same passion, different labels.” – Original
“In the boardroom, he is strategic and she is manipulative. And yet, they share the same goals.” – Madeleine Albright
“Men are assertive, women are aggressive; how the same act is seen through gendered lenses.” – Original
“He’s dedicated to his career; she’s neglecting her family. The balance tips against her.” – Shonda Rhimes
“Men are assertive; women complain. Two sides of the same coin, different in their disdain.” – Original
“A father is congratulated for handling kids alone; a mother is simply seen as doing her duty.” – Oprah Winfrey
“He’s meticulous, she’s nitpicky. Precision is not a gendered quality.” – Original
“The world applauds his sacrifices and questions hers. Yet, they both make the same choices.” – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
“He’s confident, she’s arrogant. Perception shifts with gender tones.” – Original
“Men are heroes for facing challenges; women are merely fulfilling expectations.” – Audre Lorde
“Leadership in a man is strength; in a woman, it’s an anomaly.” – Michelle Obama
“He’s brave, she’s reckless. Daring to dream comes with a disclaimer for her.” – Original
“A man of his word is reliable; a woman of hers is rigid. The same vow, different receptions.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
“He’s ambitious, she’s ruthless; double standards that remain toothless.” – Original
“He’s proactive; she’s pushy. The same initiative, perceived differently.” – Hillary Clinton
“A mother is multitasking, a father is helping. Both wear the cape, yet only one is recognized as a superhero.” – Brene Brown
“Men are innovators, women are distractors. Creativity knows no gender bias.” – Original
“He’s experienced, she’s old. How time tarnishes her while polishing him.” – Original
Eye-Opening Double Standard Quotes
“People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.” — Søren Kierkegaard
“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” — George Orwell, Animal Farm
“A man is called selfish not for pursuing his own good, but for neglecting his neighbor’s.” — Richard Whately
“We cling to our own point of view, as though everything depended on it. Yet our opinions have no permanence; like autumn and winter, they gradually pass away.” — Zhuangzi
“The first reaction to truth is hatred.” — Tertullian
“Do as I say, not as I do.” — American Proverb
“Hypocrisy is the homage vice pays to virtue.” — François de La Rochefoucauld
“Men are taught to apologize for their weaknesses, women for their strengths.” — Lois Wyse
“The single most prevalent double standard is the expectation that others will do the things we are unwilling to do ourselves.” — Anonymous
“We judge ourselves by our intentions and others by their behavior.” — Stephen R. Covey
“The only way to deal with hypocrisy is to look it in the eye and call it out.” — Anonymous
“Justice is open to everyone in the same way as the Ritz Hotel.” — Judge Sturgess
“Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.” — George Bernard Shaw
“People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.” — Proverb
“To punish me for my contempt for authority, fate made me an authority myself.” — Albert Einstein
“If you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” — Abraham Lincoln
“The more things change, the more they stay the same.” — Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr
“Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.” — Epictetus
“To err is human; to forgive, divine.” — Alexander Pope
“The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you’re still a rat.” — Lily Tomlin
“It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
“When the rich wage war, it is the poor who die.” — Jean-Paul Sartre
“The extermination of the weak is the law of evolution, and so long as mankind shall not be freed from that law, the mere fact of calling it cruel will be of no avail.” — Thomas Huxley
“People don’t mind being mean; but they never want to be ridiculous.” — Molière
“Double standards are the breeding ground for hypocrisy.” — Anonymous
“The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in times of moral crisis, preserved their neutrality.” — Dante Alighieri
“It is easier to fight for one’s principles than to live up to them.” — Alfred Adler
“Everybody wants to save the Earth; nobody wants to help Mom do the dishes.” — P.J. O’Rourke
“All men are created equal, but it is the choices they make that set them apart.” — Anonymous
“We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.” — Epictetus
“The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.” — Amelia Earhart
“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” — Dalai Lama
Double Standard Quotes from Famous Personalities
“The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.” – Ernest Hemingway
“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” – George Orwell, Animal Farm
“In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous.” – Robert G. Ingersoll
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, but some are more endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights.” – Declaration of Independence (Interpretation)
“Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.” – William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night
“Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are.” – Benjamin Franklin
“Do as I say, not as I do.” – Popular Proverb
“Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.” – Epictetus
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” – Edmund Burke
“A person who is nice to you but rude to the waiter is not a nice person.” – Dave Barry
“Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo.” – Ambrose Bierce
“The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.” – Samuel Johnson
“Privilege blinds, because it’s in its nature to blind. Don’t let it blind you too often. Sometimes you will need to push against it deliberately.” – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
“Equality is not in regarding different things similarly, equality is in regarding different things differently.” – Tom Robbins
“People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.” – Søren Kierkegaard
“A fanatic is one who can’t change his mind and won’t change the subject.” – Winston Churchill
“Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
“The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
“The worst sin towards our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them: that’s the essence of inhumanity.” – George Bernard Shaw
“A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.” – Muhammad Ali
“There are people so poor that the only thing they have is money.” – Patrick Meagher
“Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” – George Orwell
“The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald
“It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
“The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.” – Leonardo da Vinci
“There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people.” – Howard Zinn
“It’s easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.” – Mark Twain
“When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.” – Socrates
“We live in a world where we have to hide to make love, while violence is practiced in broad daylight.” – John Lennon
“The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class are to represent and repress them in parliament.” – Karl Marx
Summing Up
Reading these double standard quotes makes us reflect on our own actions and attitudes. They highlight the contradictions in society’s expectations for different genders, races, and social classes. While some quotes might make us laugh, others might make us rethink our views and behaviors. Sharing such insights helps us become more aware and thoughtful.
These quotes serve as powerful reminders of the inconsistencies in our world. They encourage us to strive for fairness and equality in our daily lives. By acknowledging these double standards, we can work towards creating a more just and balanced society.
