Quotes by Deception Bayle, when writing on "Comets," discovered this; for having collected many things applicable to his work, as they stood quoted in some modern writers, when he came to compare them with their originals, he was surprised to find that they were nothing for his purpose! the originals conveyed a quite contrary sense to that of the pretended quoters, who often, from innocent blundering, and sometimes from purposed deception, had falsified their quotations. This is an useful story for second-hand authorities! Isaac D'Israeli deceptionwritinghands When the time comes I will go joyfully. Whatever may be there, it will be real, without complication, without ridicule, without deception. Isaac Bashevis Singer deceptionrealmay I expected so much from life and if I had not seen it so close, I would to this day be expecting something. What treasures I discovered in my own soul - where are they all? I have exchanged them for the world's coin, given my frankness, my first passion - and for what? For bitter disillusionment, for the knowledge that all is deception, all is brittle, that one can place trust neither in oneself nor in others - and I have come to fear both others and myself. I have not been able, along with this analysis, to accept the trifles of life and be content with them, as many others do. Ivan Goncharov passiondeceptionsoul The best way to deceive a knave is to tell him the truth. Ivan Panin knavesdeceptionway Life deceives everyone except the individual who doesn't contemplate it, the individual who demands nothing from it, the individual who serenely accepts its few gifts and serenely makes the most of them. Ivan Turgenev demanddeceptionlife Machiavelli says that if as a ruler you accept that your every action must pass moral scrutiny, you will without fail be defeated by an opponent who submits to no such moral test. To hold on to power, you have not only to master the crafts of deception and treachery but to be prepared to use them where necessary. J. M. Coetzee craftsdeceptionuse Conversation! Supple sentences, with first and second meanings and overtones beyond, outrageous challenges with cleverly planned slip-points, rebuttals of elegant brevity; deceptions and guiles, patient explanations of the obvious, fleeting allusions to the unthinkable. As a preliminary, the conversationalist must gauge the mood, the intelligence and the verbal facility of the company. To this end, a few words of pedantic exposition often prove invaluable. Jack Vance fleetingdeceptionchallenges Human beings are under the control of a strange force that bends them in absurd ways, forcing them to play a role in a bizarre game of deception. Jacques Vallee deceptiongamesplay There is as much deception in noise as there is in silence Jacqueline Carey deceptionsilencenoise An economy where advertisers thrive while journalists and artists struggle, reflects the values of a society more interested in deception and manipulation than in truth and beauty Jaron Lanier deceptionartiststruggle It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver. Jean de La Fontaine hypedeceptionlying We never deceive people to benefit them, for knavery is a compound of wickedness and falsehood. Jean de la Bruyere knaverydeceptionpeople Want to discover the truth about deception in therapy? Jeffrey Kottler and Jon Carlson have collected a formable collection of old pros whose compelling prose sheds light on an important, but previously unexplored, subtext that permeates psychotherapy. Don't fool yourself: The roadmap to avoid being duped is contained within. Jeffrey K. Zeig deceptionimportantlight Let us not play at kittly-benders. There is a solid bottom everywhere. Henry David Thoreau deceptiontruthplay Deception by an omission of the truth is as bad as a lie. Jennifer Chiaverini omissiondeceptionlying Cosmologies are made up of small snippets of physical reality that have been remodeled by society into vast cosmic deceptions. Jeremy Rifkin deceptionmadereality The fundamental factor of self-deception is this constant desire to be something in this world and in the world hereafter. Jiddu Krishnamurti deceptionselfdesire Deception is everywhere. Jim Sanborn deception James says that you deceive yourself if you only hear the Word but do not do it. How many people live in this deception their whole life-hearing and hearing, but never even trying to do what they hear! Johan Oscar Smith life-changingdeceptionpeople Nothing is more common on earth than to deceive and be deceived. Johann Gottfried Seume hypedeceptionearth«345678910111213»
