Acquired taste Quote by Walter Kaufmann

Mundus vult decipi: the world wants to be deceived.

— Martin Buber

Mundus vult decipi'—the world wants to be deceived. To live without deception presupposes standards beyond the reach of most people whose existence is largely…

— Abraham Joshua Heschel

The world wishes to be deceived.

— Sebastian Franck

The world loves to be deceived.

— Sebastian Franck

The phrase, the world wants to be deceived, has become truer than had ever been intended. People are not only, as the saying goes,…

— Theodor Adorno

Deceit and falsehood, whatever conveniences they may for a time promise or produce, are, in the sum of life, obstacles to happiness. Those who…

— Samuel Johnson

The world wills itself to be deceived, so let it be deceived.

— Petronius

Our world is very dishonest, and our leaders encourage dishonesty by setting bad examples - by lying, being corrupt, and using political sleight of…

— Stuart Wilde

Remember: The best deceivers do everything they can to cloak their roguish qualities. They cultivate an air of honesty in one area to disguise…

— Robert Greene

In the essence of truth lies deceit.

— Dejan Stojanovic

Deception is a sort of seduction. In love and war, adultery and espionage, deceit can only succeed if the deceived party is willing, in…

— Ben Macintyre

“Oh, we all are, my young friend! We all deceive. Some of us deceive the whole world, every single fellow creature we meet. Some…

— Leigh Nichols