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Deceit Quotes by John Dryden
- Nature meant for me a wife, a silly harmless household Dove, fond without art; and kind without deceit.
- When I consider life, 't is all a cheat. Yet fool'd with hope, men favour the deceit; Trust on, and think to-morrow will repay. To-morrow…
- When I consider life, it is all a cheat. Yet fooled with hope, people favor this deceit.
- By education most have been misled; So they believe, because they were bred. The priest continues where the nurse began, And thus the child imposes…
- When I consider life, 'tis all a cheat. Yet, fooled by hope, men favour the deceit; trust on, and think to-morrow will repay: to-morrow's falser…
More Deceit Quotes
- Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want… — Pietro Aretino
- The trouble with lying and deceiving is that their efficiency depends entirely upon a clear notion of the truth that the liar… — Hannah Arendt
- Recollect that the Almighty, who gave the dog to be companion of our pleasures and our toils, hath invested him with a… — Walter Scott
- Persistent distrust is the flame of deceit. Be as good as your word or be singed by the heat. — Wes Fesler
- O Lord, deliver me from the man of excellent intention and impure heart: for the heart is deceitful above all things, and… — Thomas Stearns Eliot
- Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast. — Jane Austen
- Lies are sufficient to breed opinion, and opinion brings on substance. — Francis Bacon
- Let us never forget this: since the day of the air, the old frontiers are gone. When you think of the defense… — Stanley Baldwin