Deceiving Quote by Woodrow Wilson

Every satisfaction he attains lays the seeds of some new desire, so that there is no end to the wishes of each individual will.

— Arthur Schopenhauer

Self-indulgence takes many forms. A man may be self-indulgent in speech, in touch, in sight. From self-indulgence a man comes to idle speech and…

— Dorotheus of Gaza

“A man who lies to himself, and believes his own lies, becomes unable to recognize truth, either in himself or in anyone else, and…

— Dave Donovan

“The earthly desires men cherish are shadows. There is no true happiness in fulfilling them. Why, then, do we continue to pursue joys without…

— Thomas Merton

What man really seeks is not perfection which is in the future, but fulfillment which is ever in the present.

— Nilakanta Sri Ram

“An honest man does not desire until he has identified the object of his desire. He”

— Ayn Rand

Do not be deceived; happiness and enjoyment do not lie in wicked ways.

— Isaac Watts

Many a man thinks he is buying pleasure, when he is really selling himself to it.

— Benjamin Franklin

Only the soul that with an overwhelming impulse and a perfect trust gives itself up forever to the life of other men, finds the…

— Phillips Brooks

“...Above all, do not lie to yourself. A man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point where…

— Anonymous

A man who lies to himself, and believes his own lies becomes unable to recognize truth, either in himself or in anyone else, and…

— Fyodor Dostoevsky

It is vain to find fault with those arts of deceiving where in men find pleasure to be deceived.

— John Locke