Deceived Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

If you look at U.S. history through religious history, there is very much a motif that shows the importance religion has played in the…

— Madeleine Albright

Love of flattery, in most men, proceeds from the mean opinion they have of themselves; in women, from the contrary.

— Jonathan Swift

Among all the diseases of the mind there is not one more epidemical or more pernicious than the love of flattery.

— Richard Steele

Flattery is often a traffic of mutual meanness, where although both parties intend deception, neither are deceived.

— Charles Caleb Colton

The intention of never deceiving often exposes us to deception.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Excessive distrust is not less hurtfJul than its opposite. Most men become useless to him who is unwilling to risk being deceived.

— Luc de Clapiers

It is sometimes necessary to play the fool to avoid being deceived by cunning men.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

We have been deceived into believing prayer is all about persuading God to release His power. We no longer need to beg or plead;…

— Andrew Wommack

Self-deceit is a sure defeat.

— Tasneem Hameed

So may the outward shows be least themselves; The world is still deceived with ornament.

— Anonymous

When self-interest inclines a man to print, he should consider that the purchaser expects a pennyworth for his penny, and has reason to asperse…

— William Shenstone

Mundus vult decipi: the world wants to be deceived.

— Martin Buber