Deceived Quotes - Page 3

It's not right to hurt or deceive someone who's already been hurt and deceived.

The surest way to be deceived is to consider oneself cleverer than others.

The most sure method of subjecting yourself to be deceived is to consider yourself more cunning than others.

We are better deceived by having some truth told us than none.

None are deceived but they that confide.

When an uninstructed multitude attempts to see with its eyes, it is exceedingly apt to be deceived.

We grow hostile to many an artist or writer, not because we finally come to see he has deceived us, but because he thought no subtler means were required to ensnare us.

Yes, it is the precepts of men versus the revealed word of God. The more we follow the word of God the less we are deceived, while those who follow the wisdom of men are deceived the most.

Woman is adept at getting money for herself and will not easily let herself be deceived; she understands deceit too well herself.

The world wishes to be deceived.

Heaven walks among us ordinarily muffled in such triple or tenfold disguises that the wisest are deceived and no one suspects the days to be gods.

It was the passions about whose origin we deceived ourselves that tyrannized most strongly over us.

Our will is always for our own good, but we do not always see what that is; the people is never corrupted, but it is often deceived, and on such occasions only does it seem to will what is bad.

Mankind in the gross is a gaping monster, that loves to be deceived and has seldom been disappointed.

We are oftener deceived by being told some truth than no truth.

It is far better to be deceived than undeceived by those whom we tenderly love.

There are some disguised falsehoods so like truths, that 'twould be to judge ill not to be deceived by them.

Tis more dishonourable to distrust a friend than to be deceived by him.

I have what passes for an education in this day and time, but I am not deceived by it.

The rule seems to be that those who find no difficulty in deceiving themselves are easily deceived by others. They are easily persuaded and led.