Deceit Quote by Jane Austen

“There is nothing more deceitful...than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes and indirect boast.”

— Jane Austen

“Nothing is more scandalous than a man that is proud of his humility.”

— Marcus Aurelius

“Nothing is easier than self-deceit. For what every man wishes, that he also believes to be true.”

— Demosthenes

“Nothing is easier than self-deceit. For what each man wishes, that he also believes to be true.”

— Demosthenes

“As for self-deceit, most people find it as essential for survival as air. You rarely indulge in it.”

— Dean Koontz

“False humility is better than no humility at all.”

— Paul Krassner

“Sometimes humility is ego in disguise.”

— Tapan Ghosh

“Humility is the courage to be honest with yourself and those around you.”

— Ken Poirot

“There’s nothing more insufferable than people who boast about their own humility”

— Marcus Aurelius

“True humility is being able to accept criticisms as graciously as we accept compliments.”

— Sabrina Newby

“True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less.”

— Rick Warren

“It has truly been said that 'Humility is not so much a virtue as a necessity, in order to learn.”

— Idries Shah