(214 quotes found)
“Life is the art of being well deceived; and in order that the deception may No man, for any considerable period, can wear one face to himself, and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be the true”
Nathaniel Hawthorne
“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
“it's better to get something worthwhile done using deception than to fail to get something worthwhile done using truth.”
Carlos Castaneda
“War is based on deception.”
Sun Tzu
“Give up what appears to be doubtful for what is certain. Truth brings peace of mind, and deception doubt.”
Muhammad Ali
“O body, you are living in a dream! What good deeds have you done? When I stole something by deception, then my mind was pleased.”
Sri Guru Granth Sahib
“Politicians are masters of the art of deception.”
Martin L. Gross
“It's a deceptive and deceitful campaign, ... Domestic violence is not on the ballot. Alcohol is not on the ballot. Marijuana is on the ballot.”
Charlie Brown
“Self-deception ultimately explains Japan's plight. The Japanese have never accepted that change is in their interest - and not merely a response to U.S. criticism.”
Paul A. Samuelson
“Admire the diamond that can bear the hits of a hammer. Many deceptive preachers, when critically examined, turn out to be false.”
Kabir
