Credulity Quote by Arthur Helps

It many times falls out that we deem ourselves much deceived in others because we first deceived ourselves.

— Philip Sidney

The most effectual way to be deceived is to believe oneself more cunning than one's neighbors.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

The most sure method of subjecting yourself to be deceived is to consider yourself more cunning than others.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

One does not want to be deceived, under the supposition that it is injurious, dangerous, or fatal to be deceived.

— Friedrich Nietzsche

“To deceive oneself is worse than to deceive others." These harsh words pierced me to the core.”

— Shinichi Suzuki

So often has my judgment deceived me in my life, that I always suspect it, right or wrong,--at least I am seldom hot upon…

— Laurence Sterne

Nothing is more apt to deceive us than our own judgment of our work. We derive more benefit from having our faults pointed out…

— Leonardo da Vinci

There are many who have grave scruples about deceiving but think it as nothing to deceive themselves.

— Eric Hoffer

When we successfully deceive others, they are not aware of it; the same is true with self-deception.

— Mardy Grothe

One is never deceived; one deceives oneself.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

One does not deceive oneself about the consequences of one's acts; one deceives oneself about the ease with which one can live with those…

— Anonymous

Nothing is so easy as to deceive oneself; for what we wish, we readily believe.

— Demosthenes