Deceive Quotes

366 quotes by 278 authors

Art is a foreign city, and we deceive ourselves when we think it familiar. We have to recognize that the language of art, all art,… — Jeanette Winterson
One false idea is that anyone can hurt you. Events can ruin your reputation, take your money, mistreat you, revenge itself upon you, deceive, betray,… — Vernon Howard
Conjuring is the only absolutely honest profession - the conjuror promises to deceive, and does. — Karl Germain
When all the people in the world love one another, then the strong will not overpower the weak, the many will not oppress the few,… — Motsi Mabuse
It is in the ability to deceive oneself that the greatest talent is shown. — Anatole France
We often shed tears that deceive ourselves after deceiving others. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
One does not deceive oneself about the consequences of one's acts; one deceives oneself about the ease with which one can live with those consequences. — John Edward
Faked enthusiasm is worse than bad acting - it is bad acting with the intent to deceive — Unknown Author
It may not be impossible, but that our Faculties may be so construed, as always to deceive us in the things we judge most certain… — Joseph Glanvill
He who does not know how to deceive does not know how to rule. — Rafael Trujillo
Do we, holding that the gods exist, deceive ourselves with insubstantial dreams and lies, while random careless chance and change alone control the world? — Euripides
What it comes down to for me is this: Will the technologies of communication in our culture, serve to enlighten us and help us to… — Roger Waters
Be very careful that you do not unconsciously assume that nervous tension is power. This is vital. Watch yourself the next time you work toward… — Vernon Howard
We can so easily deceive ourselves, mistaking the presence of physical bodies in a crowd for the existence of spiritual life in a community. — David Platt
Habitual liars invent falsehoods not to gain any end or even to deceive their hearers, but to amuse themselves. It is partly practice and partly… — William Hazlitt
Appearances do not deceive if there are enough of them. — Laura Riding
Cunning has effect from the credulity of others, rather than from the abilities of those who are cunning. It requires no extraordinary talents to lie… — Samuel Johnson
It is the act of a bad man to deceive by falsehood. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Unfortunately for the Iraqi people, instead of meeting these requirements, for six years, Saddam Hussein has lied, delayed, obstructed and tried to deceive — Madeleine Albright
What our grandmothers told us about playing hard to get is true. The whole point of the game is to impress and capture. It's not… — Helen Fisher

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