Deception Quotes

574 Deception quotes by 429 unique authors

Man's mind is so formed that it is far more susceptible to falsehood than to truth. — Desiderius Erasmus
Now I believe I can hear the philosophers protesting that it can only be misery to live in folly, illusion, deception and ignorance, but it… — Desiderius Erasmus
Better to be occasionally cheated than perpetually suspicious. — B. C. Forbes
Strange bonds of trust and self-deception tend to grow between journalists and their subjects. — Sam Harris
Many of my fellow atheists consider all talk of 'spirituality' or 'mysticism' to be synonymous with mental illness, conscious fraud, or self-deception. I have argued… — Sam Harris
Life is the art of being well deceived; and in order that the deception may succeed it must be habitual and uninterrupted. — William Hazlitt
Deceive not thy physician, confessor, nor lawyer. — George Herbert
Reality is easy. It's deception that's the hard work. — Lauryn Hill
Those in possession of absolute power can not only prophesy and make their prophecies come true, but they can also lie and make their lies… — Eric Hoffer
Do not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook beneath it. — Thomas Jefferson
I have always considered it as treason against the great republic of human nature, to make any man's virtues the means of deceiving him. — Samuel Johnson
We are inclined to believe those whom we do not know because they have never deceived us. — Samuel Johnson
In law a man is guilty when he violates the rights of others. In ethics he is guilty if he only thinks of doing so. — Immanuel Kant
Certainly, it seems true enough that there's a good deal of irony in the world... I mean, if you live in a world full of… — Kenneth Koch
Men still have to be governed by deception. — Georg C. Lichtenberg
Everything about the left is perception, manipulation, and lies. Everything. Everything is 'Wag the Dog.' Everything is a structured deception. — Rush Limbaugh
Men are so simple and so much inclined to obey immediate needs that a deceiver will never lack victims for his deceptions. — Niccolo Machiavelli
One who deceives will always find those who allow themselves to be deceived. — Niccolo Machiavelli
People may or may not say what they mean... but they always say something designed to get what they want. — David Mamet
From secrecy and deception in high places, come home, America. From military spending so wasteful that it weakens our nation, come home, America. — George McGovern
Today the tyrant rules not by club or fist, but disguised as a market researcher, he shepherds his flocks in the ways of utility and… — Marshall McLuhan
To die for an idea; it is unquestionably noble. But how much nobler it would be if men died for ideas that were true! — H. L. Mencken
If you want to become fully mature in the Lord, you must learn to love truth. Otherwise, you will always leave open a door of… — Joyce Meyer
Social engineering is using manipulation, influence and deception to get a person, a trusted insider within an organization, to comply with a request, and the… — Kevin Mitnick
Social engineering is using deception, manipulation and influence to convince a human who has access to a computer system to do something, like click on… — Kevin Mitnick

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