Quotes by Deception Better to be occasionally cheated than perpetually suspicious. B. C. Forbes cheated-ondeceptioncheating Deceit comes in through the ears, but usually leaves through the eyes. Baltasar Gracian deceitdeceptioneye Ruthven surmised that he had hit upon some of the central deceptions which had wrecked him and reduced him and so many of his colleagues to this condition. To surmise was not to conquer, of course; he was as helpless as ever but there was a dim liberation in seeing how he had been lied to, and he felt that at least he could take one thing from the terrible years through which he had come: he was free of self-delusion. Barry N. Malzberg deceptionselfyears The supreme mystery of despotism, its prop and stay, is to keep men in a state of deception, and with the specious title of religion to cloak the fear by which they must be held in check, so that they will fight for their servitude as if for salvation. Baruch Spinoza deceptionfightingmen You know, your species [humans] has the most amazing capacity for self-deception, matched only by its ingenuity in trying to destroy itself. Ben Aaronovitch deceptionselftrying The broad outlines of the Double Cross deception have been known since 1972, when Sir John Masterman, the former chairman of the double agent committee, controversially published his account of the operation in defiance of official secrecy. Ben Macintyre agentssecrecydeception Deception is a sort of seduction. In love and war, adultery and espionage, deceit can only succeed if the deceived party is willing, in some way, to be deceived. Ben Macintyre deceptionpartywar Tricks and treachery are the practice of fools, that don't have brains enough to be honest. Benjamin Franklin deceptionpoliticalpractice Who had deceived thee so often as thyself? Benjamin Franklin deceiveddeceptionthee For as long as I care to remember, religion, like the striptease, has always been a display of the power of suggestion. Like the Virgin Birth, it has all too often supported an immaculate deception. Bernard Katz hypedeceptionlong No satisfaction based upon self-deception is solid, and however unpleasant the truth may be, it is better to face it once and for all, to get used to it, and to proceed to build your life in accordance with it. Bertrand Russell deceptionselfmay No satisfaction based upon self-deception is solid. Bertrand Russell deceptionsatisfactionself Sometimes truth is costly but not nearly as costly as deception. Beth Moore truth-isdeceptionsometimes The habit of employing self-deception to maintain one's self esteem has often become so ingrained that the first step to developing accurate self-awareness is honest acknowledgment of the existence of hidden emotions, motives and tendencies in the mind without immediately suppressing them. Bhikkhu Analayo deceptionhonestyself-esteem Those who think their intellect will keep them from deception are already deceived. Bill Johnson intellectdeceptionthinking Compromise is the door through which deception enters. Bill Johnson deceptioncompromisedoors Compromise is the welcome mat to deception. Bill Johnson welcomedeceptioncompromise We like to be deceived. Blaise Pascal deceiveddeception Human life is thus only a perpetual illusion; men deceive and flatter each other. No one speaks of us in our presence as he does of us in our absence. Human society is founded on mutual deceit; few friendships would endure if each knew what his friend said of him in his absence, although he then spoke in sincerity and without passion. Blaise Pascal passiondeceptionmen It is not only old and early impressions that deceive us; the charms of novelty have the same power. Blaise Pascal noveltydeceptiondeceiving«1234567891011»
