Action Quote by Joseph Butler

We are often deceived when we want to believe what we know we shouldn't. when our conscience tell us NO and our desires tell…

— Anonymous

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 world wills itself to be deceived, so let it be deceived.

— Petronius

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

Most of all, we must never be deceived. We must never allow ourselves to think that anything in this world succeeds, fails, is given,…

— Yasmin Mogahed

There are many who have grave scruples about deceiving but think it as nothing to deceive themselves.

— Eric Hoffer

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

— Friedrich Nietzsche

The world wishes to be deceived.

— Sebastian Franck

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

— Mardy Grothe

We like to be deceived.

— Blaise Pascal

The intention of never deceiving often exposes us to deception.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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

— Demosthenes