Deceit Quotes · Page 5

Many men provoke others to overreach them by excessive suspicion; their extraordinary distrust in some sort justifies the deceit.

— Seneca the Younger

Fire destroys all sophistry, that is deceit; and maintains truth alone, that is gold.

— Leonardo da Vinci

“Mirrors are perpetually deceitful. They lie and steal your true self. They reveal only what your mind believes it sees”

— Dee Remy

Fraud and deceit are anxious for your money. Be informed and prudent.

— John Andreas Widtsoe

I think of the irony that in our language [Nepali] the word for love can also mean deceit.

— Jane Wilson-Howarth

A naked lover bound and bleeding lies!

— Alexander Pope

Rich people stay rich by living like they're broke.à Broke people stay broke by living like they're rich.

— Anonymous

“Truth is never a straight line; it is a circle that will take you back to what you know, in order to…

— Shannon L. Alder

It is only hope which is real, and reality is a bitterness and a deceit.

— William Makepeace Thackeray

To visualize is to see what is not there, what is not real - a dream. To visualize is, in fact, to…

— Peter McWilliams

“The problem with dreams is that they are always futuristic and gives a deceptive impression that there is still enough time to…

— Sunday Adelaja

One deceit needs many others, and so the whole house is built in the air and must soon come to the ground

— Baltasar Gracian

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.

— Maya Angelou

Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want…

— Pietro Aretino

One of the most hurtful events that we experience when a relationship ends is to know the fact that after you have…

— David Kreger

There is a cunning which we in England call the rning of the cat in the pan.

— Francis Bacon

Power is violence, its promise, its deed. Power cares nothing for reason, nothing for justice, nothing for compassion. It is, in fact,…

— Steven Erikson

So when you are faced with a decision on the euro, it is not surprising that many people are confused. They still…

— Romano Prodi

I'm not going to assume liberals are stupid, as they do with conservatives. No, I'll attribute it instead to more fraud and…

— Rush Limbaugh

If solid happiness we prize, Within our breast this jewel lies, And they are fools who roam. The world has nothing to…

— Nathaniel Cotton

“If anger-pride-deceit-greed occur, let them occur. There is nothing wrong if you have thoughts of bad conduct, do not be afraid, however,…

— Dada Bhagwan

The happiest people with the biggest smiles are sometimes the best actors.

— Anonymous

Once again, President Clinton is using American troops to deflect attention from his record of lies, distortions, obstructions of justice and abuse…

— Ron Paul

The gain of lying is nothing else but not to be trusted of any, nor to be believed when we say the…

— Walter Raleigh

We cannot reward incompetence and deceit. We need to demand more than what Hillary Clinton offers for America.

— Chris Christie