Deceit Quotes

One should rather die than be betrayed. There is no deceit in death. It delivers precisely what it has promised. Betrayal, though ... betrayal is the willful slaughter of hope.

Fears and lies intensify consciousness.

Justice will overtake fabricators of lies and false witnesses.

Things come apart so easily when they have been held together with lies.

When I consider life, 'tis all a cheat; Yet, fooled with hope, men favour the deceit; Trust on, and think tomorrow will repay. Tomorrow's falser than the former day.

The opposite of knowledge is not ignorance, but deceit and fraud.

There are in woman's eyes two sorts of tears,--the one of grief, the other of deceit.

Deceit is the game of petty spirits, and that is by nature a woman's quality.

One of the lies that we tell ourselves is that we're making progress; but Huey's chair's empty.

The propaganda machine keeps on churning out lies and deceit. And the obedient, unthinking, apathetic people in our society keep accepting it.

Remember that it is not enough to abstain from lying by word of mouth; for the worst lies are often conveyed by a false look, smile, or act.

The only thing more frustrating than slanderers is those foolish enough to listen to them.

Anything is better than lies and deceit!

There is no killing the suspicion that deceit has once begotten.

You can't receive forgiveness unless you let God deal with your deceit.

Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility.

The U.S. government alleges that for the past 45 years, the companies that manufacture and sell tobacco have waged an intentional and coordinated campaign of deceit.

So when your new eyes meet mine they won't see no lies, just love.

There is no language without deceit.

There is a smile of love, And there is a smile of deceit, And there is a smile of smiles In which these two smiles meet.

Just as surely as distress must follow self-deceit, healing must follow self-honesty.

I never encourage deceit, and falsehood, especially if you have got a bad memory, is the worst enemy a fellow can have. The fact is truth is your truest friend, no matter what the circumstances are.

Deadly poisons are concealed under sweet honey.

In moderating, not satisfying desires, lies peace.

Half the lies our opponents tell about us are untrue.

You mustn't always believe what I say. Questions tempt you to tell lies, particularly when there is no answer.

There are probably several hundred thousand if we narrow the definition to include only those who in their search for money and power are ruthless and deceitful.

When all lies, deceit, pretense is stripped away, what remains? The truth of a painting, or a book or a man.

Use no hurtful deceit; think innocently and justly and, if you speak, speak accordingly.

Deceit and violence - these are the two forms of deliberate assault on human beings.

I am an advocate of honesty and openness, and I think deceit is a dangerous seed to plant and let grow in relationships.

I survive at the edge of friends circles.

The art of using deceit and cunning grow continually weaker and less effective to the user.

All that one gains by falsehood is, not to be believed when he speaks the truth.

You can't build the bridge of trust with the scaffolding of lies and underhand deals

Hillary Rodham Clinton will bring a permanent darkness of deceit and despair forced upon the American people to endure.

Machination is worth more than force.

I hate all explanations; they who make them deceive either themselves or the other party,-generally both.

[Hawthorne''s] pious blame is a chuckle of praise all the while.

Mere flimflam stories, and nothing but shams and lies.

Self-deceit is a most damaging trait. The remedy, for an artist, is to paint a self-portrait!

It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver. [Fr., Car c'est double plaisir de tromper le trompeur.]

In olden times an enemy was sometimes poisoned by a bouquet,--deceit sugar-coated.

The silly when deceived exclaim loudly; the fool complains; the honest man walks away and is silent.

Tell all the Truth, but tell it slant/Success in Circuit lies.

Nothing is more easy than to deceive one's self, as our affections are subtle persuaders.

Fraud and deceit are anxious for your money. Be informed and prudent.

Wiles and deceit are female qualities.

People are capable of seeing the deceit they're ensnared in. They just have to make the effort.

One deceit needs many others, and so the whole house is built in the air and must soon come to the ground