Deceitful Quotes

90 quotes by 79 authors

There were weekends and evening hours. A lot of time went in to defend what proved to be a deceitful action. — Unknown Author
Read not books alone, but men, and amongst them chiefly thyself. If thou find anything questionable there, use the commentary of a severe friend, rather… — Francis Quarles
This world is all a fleeting show, For man's illusion given The smiles of joy, the tears of woe, Deceitful shine, deceitful flow, Theres nothing… — Charles Lamb
The most important to me is, Theo is a good person first and foremost. And I think that has a lot to do with it.… — Curt Schilling
Two forms of government are favorable to the prevalence of falsehood and deceit. Under a Despotism, men are false, treacherous, and deceitful through fear, like… — Albert Pike
Beauty - a deceitful bait with a deadly hook. — John Lyly
How deceitful hope may be, yet she carries us on pleasantly to the end of life. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
I have nothing but contempt for the deceitful thing men call 'happiness,' and find myself with no choice but to push my characters, whom I… — Gen Urobuchi
Wherefore all theology, when separated from Christ, is not only vain and confused, but is also mad, deceitful, and spurious; for, though the philosophers sometimes… — John Calvin
When temptation comes your way, name that boastful, deceitful giant â€œGoliath!â€ and do with it as David did to the Philistine of Gath. — Gordon B. Hinckley
Cooking is a form of flattery....a mischievous, deceitful, mean and ignoble activity, which cheats us by shapes and colors, by smoothing and draping.... — Plato
Mind, I am not preaching anything contrary to accepted morality. I am not advocating free love in this or any other case. Society must go… — Ford Madox Ford
It is impossible to live pure lives until we have pure hearts. Many people today are trying to put the cart before the horse. They… — Billy Graham
I had wished to find in philosophy and religion a remedy for my disgrace; I searched out an asylum to secure me from love... duty,… — Peter Abelard
Words can be deceitful, but pantomime necessarily is simple, clear and direct — Marcel Marceau
The words of the double-tongued are as if they were harmless, but they reach even to the inner part of the bowels. Praise be to… — Muriel Spark
Life is deceitful because all warfare is based on deception. — William C. Brown
If we define an American fascist as one who in case of conflict puts money and power ahead of human beings, then there are undoubtedly… — Henry A. Wallace
Our lives are just spectacles. We are like dolls, in a sense, to be observed and played with - often with cruel and deceitful intentions… — Kathryn Lasky
Censure is often useful, praise is often deceitful. — Winston Churchill

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