Deceive Quotes

366 quotes by 278 authors

Let us not deceive ourselves; we must elect world peace or world destruction. — Bernard Baruch
In a movie we try to deceive. In theaters, as they say, the deceived are the wisest. — Casey Affleck
Liars share with those they deceive the desire not to be deceived. — Sissela Bok
While all deception requires secrecy, all secrecy is not meant to deceive. — Sissela Bok
I apologize for lying to you. I promise I won't deceive you except in matters of this sort. — Spiro T. Agnew
We always deceive ourselves twice about the people we love - first to their advantage, then to their disadvantage. — Albert Camus
The hypocrite, certainly, is a secret atheist; for if he did believe there was a God, he durst not be so bold as to deceive… — Thomas Adams
The new naval treaty permits the United States to spend a billion dollars on warships-a sum greater than has been accumulated by all our endowed… — Abraham Flexner
Literature is a defense against the attacks of life. It says to life: You can't deceive me. I know your habits, foresee and enjoy watching… — Cesare Pavese
When settling disputes between his subjects, he should ensure that his judgement is irrevocable; and he should be so regarded that no one ever dreams… — Niccolo Machiavelli
It makes him contemptible to be considered fickle, frivolous, effeminate, mean-spirited, irresolute, from all of which a prince should guard himself as from a rock;… — Niccolo Machiavelli
You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; and just so, you learn to love… — Saint Francis de Sales
The universalists, the idealists, the Utopians all aim too high. They give promises of an unattainable paradise, and by doing so they deceive mankind. Whatever… — Adolf Hitler
Hypocrisy in anything whatever may deceive the cleverest and most penetrating man, but the least wide-awake of children recognizes it, and is revolted by it,… — Leo Tolstoy
A man of business will often deceive you without the slightest scruple, but he will absolutely refuse to commit a theft. — Arthur Schopenhauer
Walking the spiritual path properly is a very subtle process; it is not something to jump into naively. There are numerous sidetracks which leades to… — Chogyam Trungpa
Even good people are obliged to deceive. — Greg LeMond
He who has made it a practice to lie and deceive his father, will be the most daring in deceiving others. — Horace
It is as easy to unknowingly deceive yourself as it is to deceive others. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Men who cannot deceive others are very often successful at deceiving themselves. — Samuel Johnson

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