Deceit Quotes

645 Deceit quotes by 455 unique authors

To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history;… — Barack Obama
Yet still we hug the dear deceit. — Nathaniel Cotton
Some of the most successful relationships are based on lies and deceit. Since that's where they usually end up anyway, it's a logical place to… — Yuri Orlov
Nothing is easier than self-deceit. — Demosthenes
Just as surely as distress must follow self-deceit, healing must follow self-honesty. — Vernon Howard
The thing that kills me is all these bands that use huge words in their lyrics, 'I'm swimming in a vortex of apathy.' I'm like,… — Devin Townsend
All the world suffers from the usury of the Jews, their monopolies and deceit. They have brought many unfortunate people into a state of poverty,… — Pope Clement VIII
The lion of anger shall give place to the lamb of meekness; the raven of uncleanness shall fly before the dove of purity; the vile… — Charles Spurgeon
Let honesty be as the breath of thy soul; then shalt thou reach the point of happiness, and independence shall be thy shield and buckler,… — Benjamin Franklin
It is as easy to deceive one's self without perceiving it, as it is difficult to deceive others without their finding out. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
The gain of lying is, not to be trusted of any, nor to be believed when we speak the truth. — Walter Raleigh
Lying is a most disgraceful vice; it first despises God, and then fears men. — Plutarch
All that one gains by falsehood is, not to be believed when he speaks the truth. — Aristotle
To say that "the camera cannot lie" is merely to underline the multiple deceits that are now practised in its name. — Marshall McLuhan
But, perhaps, the flatterer is not often detected; for an honest mind is not apt to suspect, and no one exerts the power of discernment… — Samuel Johnson
Though neither happiness nor respect are worth anything, because unless both are coming from the truest motives, they are simply deceits. A successful man earns… — Richard Llewellyn
If anyone can refute me-show me I'm making a mistake or looking at things from the wrong perspective-I'l l gladly change. It's the truth I'm… — Marcus Aurelius
We, however, have a different goal: the Son of God, the true man. He is the measure of true humanism. An "adult" faith is not… — Pope Benedict XVI
Truth only seems old fashioned nowadays because we've grown so accustomed to deceit and manipulation. But Truth is eternal, so it can never be old… — Matt Walsh
To find reality you must be real in the smallest daily action; there can be no deceit in the search for truth. — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

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