Artist Quote by Elspeth Huxley

Life is the art of being well deceived; and in order that the deception may succeed it must be habitual and uninterrupted.

— William Hazlitt

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…

— Anonymous

The most effectual way to be deceived is to believe oneself more cunning than one's neighbors.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“philosophers have noted that people who habitually deceive finally fall for their own deceptions. This is the well-known phenomenon that confidence artists appeal to…

— Joseph Agassi

The most sure method of subjecting yourself to be deceived is to consider yourself more cunning than others.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

It is as easy to unknowingly deceive yourself as it is to deceive others.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Most of our platitudes notwithstanding, self-deception remains the most difficult deception. The tricks that work on others count for nothing in that very well-lit…

— Joan Didion

Nothing is so easy as to deceive one's self; for what we wish, that we readily believe; but such expectations are often inconsistent with…

— Demosthenes

When we successfully deceive others, they are not aware of it; the same is true with self-deception.

— Mardy Grothe

It is best, if possible, to deceive no one; for he that ... begins by deceiving others, will end ... by deceiving himself.

— Charles Caleb Colton

“The easiest person in the world to deceive is yourself. Think about it: You can so easily tell yourself you are smarter, more attractive,…

— Van Moody

One is never deceived; one deceives oneself.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe