Deceitful Quotes

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Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast. — Jane Austen
Simplicity is the most deceitful mistress that ever betrayed man. — Henry Adams
Hope is the last thing that dies in man; and though it be exceedingly deceitful, yet it is of this good use to us, that… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
In our daily life, we encounter people we are angry, deceitful, intent only on satisfying ere is so their own needs. There is so much… — Margaret J. Wheatley
The promotion of the culture of life should be the highest priority in our societies...If the right to life is not defended decisively as a… — Pope John Paul II
Is it not time to awake from the deceitful dream of a golden age, and to adopt as a practical maxim for the direction of… — Alexander Hamilton
Any woman who canâ€™t say a four-letter word sometimes is deceitful. — Fanny Brice
Democracy, the deceitful theory that the Jew would insinuate - namely, that theory that all men are created equal. — Adolf Hitler
The pleasures of the world are deceitful; they promise more than they give. They trouble us in seeking them, they do not satisfy us when… — Anne-Therese de Marguenat de Courcelles
Not by mere eloquence, nor by handsome appearance, does a man become good-natured, should he be jealous, selfish and deceitful. — Gautama Buddha
NoÂ one would be happier than Luther to be commended by the testimony of the timeÂ that he had been neither slack nor deceitful in… — Martin Luther
I saw the duty and inestimable privilege _immediately_ to accept salvation by Christ. Humbly believing that through sovereign mercy and grace I have been enabled… — David Livingstone
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. — Aesop
Polar bears did very well in the warmer times. They didn't die out at all; they didn't die out in the last 10,000 years, nor… — Piers Corbyn
People who share a muddled, careless, or deceitful attitude towards gathering evidence often find themselves drawn to eachother's fantasies. If you believe one wrong or… — Damian Thompson
Some people may believe that their conscience is enough to guide them not to lie, be deceitful or do the other things God has commanded… — Lee Greenwood
Tragedy is restful: and the reason is that hope, that foul, deceitful thing, has no part in it. — Jean Anouilh
We pray that the deceitful race - such hateful enemies and blasphemers of the name of Christ - be not allowed to further infect and… — Peter Stuyvesant
Everybody has the ability to be manipulative, to be hateful and deceitful. — Neil LaBute
You know nothing about Hope, that immortal, delicious maiden forever courted forever propitious, whom fools have called deceitful, as if it were Hope that carried… — George Eliot

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