Deceit Quote by Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Nothing is so easy as to deceive oneself; for what we wish, we readily believe.

— Demosthenes

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

The easiest person to deceive is one's self.

— Anonymous

It is easier to deceive yourself, and to do so unperceived, than to deceive another.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Nothing is more easy than to deceive one's self, as our affections are subtle persuaders.

— Demosthenes

Nothing is so difficult as not deceiving oneself.

— Ludwig Wittgenstein

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

— Mardy Grothe

“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

It's the easiest thing in the world for a man to deceive himself.

— Benjamin Franklin

There is a great deal of wishful thinking in such cases it is the easiest thing of all to deceive ones self.

— Demosthenes

When a person cannot deceive himself the chances are against his being able to deceive other people.

— Mark Twain