Deceit Quotes

645 Deceit quotes by 455 unique authors

Truth hurts. But lies can kill. — Karen Marie Moning
It's often only in the lies we refuse to speak that any truth can be heard at all. — Karen Marie Moning
A woman gets angry when a man denies his faults, because she knew them all along. His lying mocks her affection; it is the deceit… — Fulton J. Sheen
No. Harsh truth was better than comfortable lies. It had to be. — Kelley Armstrong
Sometimes the most preposterous lies are the most believable. — Brandon Mull
We have nothing now between us, save - respect, perhaps. And I think that respect has maybe room for secrets, but not for lies. — Diana Gabaldon
In our world, that's the way you live your grown-up life: you must constantly rebuild your identity as an adult, the way it's been put… — Muriel Barbery
Safety is a fence, and fences are for sheep. I would rather die at twenty-two, knowing the truth, then live in a cage of lies… — Karen Marie Moning
My fine visions are all very well, but I must not forget they are absolutely unreal. I have a rosy sky and a green flowery… — Charlotte Bronte
Lies and secrets, Tessa, they are like a cancer in the soul. They eat away what is good and leave only destruction behind. — Cassandra Clare
I am convinced that human life is filled with many pure, happy, serene examples of insincerity, truly splendid of their kind-of people deceiving one another… — Osamu Dazai
Go back, go back to sleep. Yes, you are allowed. You who have no Love in your heart, you can go back to sleep. The… — Unknown Author
It was what you did, Wolgast understood; you started to tell a story about who you were, and soon enough the lies were all you… — Justin Cronin
Not selfishness, but precisely the absence of a self. Look at them. The man who cheats and lies, but preserves a respectable front. He knows… — Ayn Rand
When a lion stalks a herd, he sneaks in close, lies down, and surveys them to choose his victim. He takes his time. The deer… — Ilona Andrews
There is no language without deceit. — Italo Calvino
To lie a little is not possible: he who lies, lies the whole lie. — Victor Hugo
It was amazing how it worked: the tiniest bit of truth made credible the greatest lies. — Jeffrey Eugenides
Ask no questions, and you'll be told no lies. — Charles Dickens
Power is a trick. It lies where we believe it lies. — George R. R. Martin
We are all created to be miserable, and that we all know it, and all invent means of deceiving each other. And when one sees… — Leo Tolstoy
Children wear their natures like brightly-colored clothes; that's why they lie so transparently. Adulthood is the art of deceit. — Robert Charles Wilson
In the essence of truth lies deceit. — Dejan Stojanovic
Whatever others may say, they say it to deceive and comfort themselves, not help you. — Dejan Stojanovic
A man does not need to be a wizard to know truth from falsehood, not if he has eyes. You need only learn to read… — George R. R. Martin

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