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Deceiving Quotes by Mark Twain
- A jay hasnt got any more principle than a Congressman. A jay will lie, a jay will steal, a jay will deceive, a jay will…
- When a person cannot deceive himself the chances are against his being able to deceive other people.
- It is my belief that nearly any invented quotation, played with confidence, stands a good chance to deceive.
More Deceiving Quotes
- The trouble with lying and deceiving is that their efficiency depends entirely upon a clear notion of the truth that the liar… — Hannah Arendt
- 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
- Paramount among the responsibilities of a free press is the duty to prevent any part of the government from deceiving the people… — Hugo Black
- The tongue may be employed about, and made to serve all the purposes of vice, in tempting and deceiving, in perjury and… — Joseph Butler
- Adults find pleasure in deceiving a child. They consider it necessary, but they also enjoy it. The children very quickly figure it… — Elias Canetti
- The hypocrite, certainly, is a secret atheist; for if he did believe there was a God, he durst not be so bold… — 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… — Abraham Flexner