Acquisition Quote by Robert Greene

The art of pleasing is the art of deception.

— Luc de Clapiers

The LIFE of this world is only the enjoyment of deception. Lies, Lust, Money, Vanity, Power

— Quran

Deception is a developed art of civilization and the most potent weapon in the game of power

— Robert Greene

It may be that the deep necessity of art is the examination of self-deception.

— Robert Motherwell

Human beings have a demonstrated talent for self-deception when their emotions are stirred.

— Carl Sagan

Art is the most beautiful deception of all!

— Claude Debussy

“The human capacity for self-deception is very impressive, often showing breathtaking flights of creativity.   —Jerry L. Horner, Daniel Seligman Research Associate”

— Diana Delonzor

Art is the most beautiful deception of all. And although people try to incorporate the everyday events of life in it, we must hope…

— Claude Debussy

It is within the power of writers and artists to do much more: to defeat the lie!

— Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

“The Point of Honor in Deception.—In all great deceivers one thing is noteworthy, to which they owe their power. In the actual act of…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

“Truthfulness, uprightness, and honesty are in this connection creative forces, while mendacity, deceitfulness, and dishonesty are destructive forces.”

— Rudolf Steiner

It may be that the deep necessity of art is the examination of individual's and society's self-deception.

— Robert Motherwell