Deception Quotes
574 quotes by 447 authors
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Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised, or a little…
— Jane Austen
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One of Satan's most frequently used deceptions is the notion that the commandments of God are meant to restrict freedom and limit happiness.
— Ezra Taft Benson
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The first sign of corruption in a society that is still alive is that the end justifies the means.
— Georges Bernanos
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As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand.
— Josh Billings
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Suppose we were able to share meanings freely without a compulsive urge to impose our view or conform to those of others and without distortion…
— David Bohm
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Liars share with those they deceive the desire not to be deceived.
— Sissela Bok
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While all deception requires secrecy, all secrecy is not meant to deceive.
— Sissela Bok
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It is proof of a base and low mind for one to wish to think with the masses or majority, merely because the majority is…
— Giordano Bruno
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The American people, Neil, are sick and tired of excuses. They are sick and tired of the blame game. And they're sick and tired of…
— Herman Cain
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I have been constantly betrayed and deceived all my life.
— Taylor Caldwell
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Adults find pleasure in deceiving a child. They consider it necessary, but they also enjoy it. The children very quickly figure it out and then…
— Elias Canetti
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In 2004, I wrote 'What We've Lost,' a book about the Bush administration. It sold only reasonably well, in part, I think, because the book…
— Graydon Carter
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The art of pleasing is the art of deception.
— Luc de Clapiers
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All war is deception.
— Sun Tzu
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Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.
— Sun Tzu
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All warfare is based on deception. Therefore, when capable, feign incapacity; when active, inactivity. When near, make it appear that you are far away; when…
— Sun Tzu
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All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must seem inactive; when we…
— Sun Tzu
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When "news stories" are broken, do we not expect a certain amount of fact-checking or source-checking? One has to ask if this falls under the…
— Sheryl Crow
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I'm interested in memory because it's a filter through which we see our lives, and because it's foggy and obscure, the opportunities for self-deception are…
— Kazuo Ishiguro
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Flattery is often a traffic of mutual meanness, where although both parties intend deception, neither are deceived.
— Charles Caleb Colton
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