Affection Quote by George Crabbe

One does not want to be deceived, under the supposition that it is injurious, dangerous, or fatal to be deceived.

— Friedrich Nietzsche

Remember: The best deceivers do everything they can to cloak their roguish qualities. They cultivate an air of honesty in one area to disguise…

— Robert Greene

Of all forms of deception self-deception is the most deadly, and of all deceived persons the self-deceived are the least likely to discover the…

— Aiden Wilson Tozer

Even good people are obliged to deceive.

— Greg LeMond

“To deceive oneself is worse than to deceive others." These harsh words pierced me to the core.”

— Shinichi Suzuki

“Oh, we all are, my young friend! We all deceive. Some of us deceive the whole world, every single fellow creature we meet. Some…

— Leigh Nichols

To deceive gracefully is the very essence of social life. One must start by deceiving oneself, and make a lifelong practice of deceiving others;…

— Elspeth Huxley

The most dangerous liars are those who think they are telling the truth.

— Anonymous

None are deceived but they that confide.

— Benjamin Franklin

Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.

— Bible

Deceit is a kind of garment that conceals the soul. It might even be compared to a whole wardrobe, so many are its guises.

— Maria Montessori

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

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld