Deceit Quote by Samuel Johnson

Deception is a state of mind and the mind of the State.

— James Jesus Angleton

The essence of lying is in deception, not in words.

— John Ruskin

The eyes can tell a lie but the heart will never mislead you.

— Ayjee Grogan

All deception in the course of life is indeed nothing else but a lie reduced to practice, and falsehood passing from words into things.

— Robert Southey

In itself, the practice of deception is not particularly exacting; it is a matter of experience, of professional expertise, it is a facility most…

— John le Carre

Deception by an omission of the truth is as bad as a lie.

— Jennifer Chiaverini

A lie could be a truth told to the wrong situation.

— Terry Mark

I never lie. I believe everything I say, so it's not a lie.

— Mark Wahlberg

I never lie. I believe everything I say, so its not a lie.

— Mark Wahlberg

Somewhere between the honest truth and the deceptive lie is the deceptive truth and the honest lie.

— Robert Breault

That's not a lie, it's a terminological inexactitude.

— Alexander Haig

Lying is a delightful thing, for it leads to truth.

— Fyodor Dostoevsky