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Mark Twain Quotes about Deception

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Among other common lies, we have the silent lie - the deception which one conveys by simply keeping still and concealing the truth. Many obstinate truth-mongers indulge in this dissipation, imagining that if they speak

Among other common lies, we have the silent lie - the deception which one conveys by simply keeping still and concealing the truth. Many obstinate truth-mongers indulge in this dissipation, imagining that if they speak no lie, they lie not at all.

Mark Twain
Lying, Indulge In, Deception
Mark Twain (2000). “The Jumping Frog: And 18 Other Stories”, p.28, Book Tree

Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone, you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.

Mark Twain
Inspirational, Life, Deception
Following the Equator ch. 59, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar" (1897)

When a person cannot deceive himself the chances are against his being able to deceive other people.

Mark Twain
Deceiving Others, People, Deception
Mark Twain, Harriet Elinor Smith (2012). “Autobiography of Mark Twain: Reader's Edition”, p.224, Univ of California Press

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