Deceit Quotes - Page 6

Men, like musical instruments, seem made to be played upon.

The lion of anger shall give place to the lamb of meekness; the raven of uncleanness shall fly before the dove of purity; the vile serpent of deceit shall be trodden under the heel of truth.

Of darkness visible so much be lent, as half to show, half veil, the deep intent.

Censure is often useful, praise is often deceitful.

But when the fox hath once got in his nose, He'll soon find means to make the body follow.

Thou speak'st like him's untutored to repeat: Who makes the fairest show means most deceit.

He's a soldier; and for one to say a soldier lies, is stabbing.

It is only hope which is real, and reality is a bitterness and a deceit.

Real happiness lies within you.

There will be as much deceit and criminality in the world as there is lack of art.

Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want to get something out of them, otherwise you'll come home to me with a full belly and an empty purse.

It many times falls out that we deem ourselves much deceived in others because we first deceived ourselves.

I have always had a lot more trouble with my truths than with my deceits

To unmask the deceit of every instinct for preservation is to procure salvation for humanity in nothingness.. ..Nothingness must be defined as the absense of all willing.

You don't tell deliberate lies, but sometimes you have to be evasive.

A child that has a quick temper, just blaze up and cool down, ain't never likely to be sly or deceitful.

We are our own aptest deceiver.

...even a tiny bit of deceit is dishonorable when it's used for selfish or cowardly reasons. - Mr. Penderwick

You think him to be your dupe; if he feigns to be so who is the greater dupe, he or you?

Tragedy is restful: and the reason is that hope, that foul, deceitful thing, has no part in it.

Of all the evil spirits abroad at this hour in the world, insincerity is the most dangerous.

Only the difference between truth and lies, courage and cowardice.

Sony has engaged in a technological version of cloak and dagger deceit against consumers by hiding secret files on their computers.

The truth is not in the commercial media because the truth is a dagger pointed at its heart, which is its pocketbook.

Fraud and deceit abound in these days more than in former times.