Conscious mind Quote by Napoleon Hill

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

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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

— Dean Koontz

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

— Jane Austen

“We belittle what we cannot bear. We make figments out of fundamentals, all in the name of preserving our own peculiar fancies. The best…

— R. Scott Bakker

Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast.

— Jane Austen

“The truest way to be deceived is to think oneself more knowing than others.”

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“We are all masters of self-deceit. We can justify what we do and why we do it and that is what must be overcome…

— Dave O'Connor

No deceit is so veiled as that which lies concealed behind the semblance of courtesy.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

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

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion and somethings an indirect boast.”

— Jane Austen

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

— Shinichi Suzuki