Deceptive Quotes

106 Deceptive quotes by 97 unique authors

Death and loss, they plague you. So do memories. Like the Mississippi's incessant slap against the levees, they creep up with deceptive sweetness before grabbing… — Karen White
Donâ€™t mourn your luck thatâ€™s failing now, work gone wrong, your plans all proving deceptive â€” donâ€™t mourn them uselessly. As one long prepared, and… — Constantine Peter Cavafy
It was one of those dangerous moments when speech is at once sincere and deceptive - when feeling, rising high above its average depth, leaves… — George Eliot
It is clear that the world is purely parodic, that each thing seen is the parody of another, or is the same thing in a… — Georges Bataille
You are so terribly nimble, so clever. I distrust your cleverness. You make a wonderful pattern, everything is in its place, it looks convincingly clear,… — Anais Nin
It is unlikely that many people will take to heart the conclusion that coming into existence is always a harm. It is even less likely… — David Benatar
Solid character will reflect itself in consistent behavior, while poor character will seek to hide behind deceptive words and actions. — Myles Munroe
This is what you do now to give your day topography--scan the boxes, read the news, see the chain of your friends reporting about themselves,… — David Levithan
The conjuror or con man is a very good provider of information. He supplies lots of data, by inference or direct statement, but it's false… — James Randi
Imagination is the deceptive part in man, the mistress of error and falsehood. — Blaise Pascal
Mental activity in the daytime creates a latent form of habitual thought which again transforms itself at night into various delusory visions sensed by the… — Milarepa
Fame is a by-product which you have to deal with in a sensible way. To believe that it is anything more significant than that is… — Jodhi May
Negative thinking patterns can be immensely deceptive and persuasive, and change is rarely easy. But with patience and persistence, I believe that nearly all individuals… — David D. Burns
Negative thinking is subtle and deceptive. It wears many faces and hides behind the mask of excuses. It is important to strip away the mask… — Robert H. Schuller
Proselytizing is only wrong if coercive or deceptive. Coercion, whether violent or not, is immoral, just as deception is immoral. — David Novak
We need to hold Wall Street accountable for issuing the kinds of deceptive loans that nearly brought our economy to its knees in 2008. — Elizabeth Warren
Political commercials encourage the deceptive, the destructive and the degrading. — John O'Toole
The lesson which life repeats and constantly enforces is 'look under foot.' You are always nearer the divine and the true sources of your power… — John Burroughs
Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised — Bible
If you have a young leader in your home or in your neighborhood. Tell them the story of Troy Davis, and tell them to never… — Merle Rutledge Jr

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