Deceives Quotes

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For love deceives the best of woman kind. — Homer
That which deceives us and does us harm, also undeceives us and does us good. — Philibert Joseph Roux
The worst sinners, according to Jesus, are not the harlots and publicans, but the religious leaders with their insistence on proper dress and grooming, their… — Hugh Nibley
Color deceives continuously. — Josef Albers
Let weak and frail man come here suppliantly to adore the Sacrament of Christ, not to discuss high things, or wish to penetrate difficulties, but… — Paul of the Cross
Whoever, in middle age, attempts to realize the wishes and hopes of his early youth, invariably deceives himself. Each ten years of a man's life… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The man who deceives shows more justice than he who does not — Gorgias
Whatever deceives men seems to produce a magical enchantment. — Plato
Everything that deceives may be said to enchant. — Plato
After such knowledge, what forgiveness? Think now History has many cunning passages, contrived corridors And issues, deceives with whispering ambitions Guides us by vanities. — Thomas Stearns Eliot
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
The student who deceives himself into thinking that he is giving his life like an ascetic in the spirit of sacrifice for art, is the… — Alma Gluck
Whoever commits a fraud is guilty not only of the particular injury to him who he deceives, but of the diminution of that confidence which… — Samuel Johnson
The one you love leans forward, smiles, deceives you, Opens a door through which you see dark dreams. — Conrad Aiken
He who desires anything but God deceives himself, and he who loves anything but God errs miserably. — Philip Neri
When we see an effect happen always in the same manner, we infer that it takes place by a natural necessity; as, for instance, that… — Blaise Pascal
Amusement that is excessive and followed only for its own sake, allures and deceives us. — Blaise Pascal
In order to use color effectively it is necessary to recognize that color deceives continually. — Josef Albers
It may be laid down as a position which seldom deceives, that when a man cannot bear his own company, there is something wrong. — Samuel Johnson
Choosing to be honest is the first step in the process of love. There is no practitioner of love who deceives. Once the choice has… — Bell Hooks

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