Deceive Quotes

366 quotes by 273 authors

I have not loved the world, nor the world me, but let us part fair foes; I do believe, though I have found them not,… — Lord Byron
Of course itâ€™s the apparently tranquil periods that deceive us. Though our instruments or our senses or our wits may not be able to see… — Clive Barker
I detest those who deceive me... — Steve Berry
Whoâ€™s to say that it takes something like a drug to mess with your perception of reality? How did Hitler deceive a nation? How can… — Ted Dekker
And yet, unless my senses deceive me, the old centuries had, and have, powers of their own which mere 'modernity' cannot kill. — Bram Stoker
If he's honest, he'll steal; if he's human, he'll murder; if he's faithful, he'll deceive. — Fyodor Dostoevsky
When people say they do not care what others think of them, for the most part they deceive themselves. Generally they mean only that they… — W. Somerset Maugham
Nothing is so easy as to deceive oneâ€™s self when one does not lack wit and is familiar with all the niceties of language. Language… — George Sand
Observance of customs and laws can very easily be a cloak for a lie so subtle that our fellow human beings are unable to detect… — Carl Jung
What do Americans know about morality? They don't want their presidents to have penises but they don't mind if their presidents covertly arrange to support… — John Irving
Birth and death - what could be more monstrous than that? We like to deceive ourselves and call it wondrous and beautiful and majestic, but… — Rohinton Mistry
The obvious types of American fascists are dealt with on the air and in the press. These demagogues and stooges are fronts for others. Dangerous… — Henry A. Wallace
It is not difficult to deceive the first time, for the deceived possesses no antibodies; unvaccinated by suspicion, she overlooks lateness, accepts absurd excuses, permits… — John Updike
When anyone tells me that he saw a dead man restored to life, I immediately consider with myself whether it be more probable that this… — David Hume
I experienced in myself a certain capacity for judging which I have doubtless received from God, like all the other things that I possess; and… — Rene Descartes
Approach each new problem not with a view of finding what you hope will be there, but to get the truth, the realities that must… — Bernard Baruch
See, you can't rewrite, 'cause to rewrite is to deceive and lie, and you betray your own thoughts. To rethink the flow and the rhythm,… — David Cronenberg
Genuine feelings cannot be produced, nor can they be eradicated. We can only repress them, delude ourselves, and deceive our bodies. The body sticks to… — Alice Miller
You'll have to ask Bill that, Sookie. And this is the only reason we're going? You're not cleverly using this as an excuse to make… — Charlaine Harris
Remember what Iâ€™ve told you. Looks can often deceive you. A poor man can don the robes of a prince and a prince can be… — Sherrilyn Kenyon

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