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Roland had taught him that self-deception was nothing but pride in disguise, an indulgence to be denied.

Stephen King
deception pride self

All warfare is based on deception. Therefore, when capable, feign incapacity; when active, inactivity. When near, make it appear that you are far away; when far away, that you are to lure him; feign disorder and strike him. When he concentrates, prepare against him; where he is strong, avoid him. Anger his general and confuse him. Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance.

Sun Tzu
deception arrogance strong
Love cannot reconcile with deception by Susan Abulhawa

Love cannot reconcile with deception

Susan Abulhawa
reconcile deception

All warfare is based on deception. If your enemy is superior, evade him. If angry, irritate him. If equally matched, fight and if not: split and re-evaluate.

Sun Tzu
deception fighting enemy
All war is deception. by Sun Tzu

All war is deception.

Sun Tzu
deception war

All warfare is based on deception. There is no place where espionage is not used. Offer the enemy bait to lure him.

Sun Tzu
deception war enemy

Confidence, once lost or betrayed, can never be restored again to the same measure; and we learn too late in life that our acts of deception are irrevocable - they may be forgiven, but they cannot be forgotten by their victims.

Sydney J. Harris
deception may too-late

Ambition fortifies the will of man to become ruler over other men: it operates with deception, cajolery, and violence, it is the action of impurity upon impurity.

T. S. Eliot
deception ambition men
It wasn't a deception: all lovers live on partial knowledge. by Teju Cole

It wasn't a deception: all lovers live on partial knowledge.

Teju Cole
deception lovers
Deception is mostly a game we play with ourselves. by Terry Brooks

Deception is mostly a game we play with ourselves.

Terry Brooks
deception games play
Beauty is a mute deception. by Theophrastus

Beauty is a mute deception.

Theophrastus
mute deception beauty

The person who cannot laugh is not only ready for treason, and deceptions, their whole life is already a treason and deception.

Thomas Carlyle
laughter deception laughing
Deception is one of the quickest ways to gain little things and l... by Thomas Sowell

Deception is one of the quickest ways to gain little things and lose big things.

Thomas Sowell
deception littles way

Perhaps the greatest scientific deception of the IPCC is the abuse and misuse of computer climate models. They allow them to make their reports and deliberations appear credible. They allow them to bamboozle the public because computer models are a complete mystery to most people.

Timothy Ball
abuse deception people
He who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier t... by Thomas Jefferson

He who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it the second time.

Thomas Jefferson
deception liars lying

the constant shower of the sun's mane erases the footprints on thin ice do not fear deception for the world lies atop deception ~Toushiro Hitsugaya

Tite Kubo
ice deception lying
Magic things are fond of deceptions. by Tom Robbins

Magic things are fond of deceptions.

Tom Robbins
magic deception

Food, clothing and shelter — these are the basic needs. Beyond that, if you want anything, it is the beginning of self-deception.

U.G. Krishnamurti
deception self needs

Never attempt to win by force what can be won by deception.

Unknown
force deception winning

As in everything else, I must start with myself. That is: in all circumstances try to be decent, just, tolerant, and understanding, and at the same time try to resist corruption and deception. In other words, I must do my utmost to act in harmony with my conscience and my better self.

Vaclav Havel
deception understanding self
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