Deceit Quote by William Shakespeare

“Who makes the fairest show means the most deceit.”

— William Shakespeare

The man who deceives shows more justice than he who does not

— Gorgias

“Surely I am in many things different from many mortals, for in my judgment, whatever man being unjust, is deeply skilled in argument, merits…

— Euripides

“Like all tyrants, he believes he himself always acts with the utmost fairness.”

— Lisa Jensen

Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility.

— Jane Austen

He that calls a man ungrateful sums up all the veil that a man can be guilty of.

— Jonathan Swift

“Nothing is easier than self-deceit. For what every man wishes, that he also believes to be true.”

— Demosthenes

“The man who is angry and bears hatred, who is wicked and hypocritical, who has embraced wrong views, who is deceitful, let one know…

— V. Fausbøll

“If you judge by appearances in this place,' said Mme de Chartres, 'you will often be deceived, because what appears to be the case…

— Madame de Lafayette

“Nothing is easier than self-deceit. For what each man wishes, that he also believes to be true.”

— Demosthenes

“He who despises most things will be a lawgiver among them and he who dares most of all will be most in the right!…

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“There is nothing more deceitful...than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes and indirect boast.”

— Jane Austen