Deceitful Quote by Niccolo Machiavelli

Men are so simple and so much inclined to obey immediate needs that a deceiver will never lack victims for his deceptions.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

Men are so stupid and concerned with their present needs, they will always let themselves be deceived.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

Men are inconsolable concerning the treachery of their friends or the deceptions of their enemies; and yet they are often very highly satisfied to…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Men must be honest with themselves before they can be honest with others. A man who is not honest with himself presents a hopeless…

— William J. H. Boetcker

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

— Benjamin Franklin

Men are so simple and yield so readily to the desires of the moment that he who will trick will always find another who…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

Men who cannot deceive others are very often successful at deceiving themselves.

— Samuel Johnson

Men are able to trust one another, knowing the exact degree of dishonesty they are entitled to expect.

— Stephen Leacock

Men still have to be governed by deception.

— Georg C. Lichtenberg

Men are quick to believe what they want to be true.

— Julius Ceasar

But honest men do not pretend to know; they are candid and sincere; they love the truth; they admit their ignorance, and they say,…

— Robert Green Ingersoll

Honest men love women; those who deceive them adore them.

— Pierre Beaumarchais