Deception Quotes
The art of a magician is not found in the simple deception, but in what surrounds it, the construction of a reality which supports the illusion.
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
Academic training in beauty is a sham. We have been so deceived, but so well deceived that we can scarcely get back even a shadow of the truth.
Some people are so much afraid of being deceived, that they never venture to trust; like misers, their avarice destroys their gain.
Never try to do anything that is outside of who you are. A forced smile is a sign of what feels wrong in your heart, so recognize it when it happens. Living a lie will reduce you to one.
Whenever, therefore, people are deceived and form opinions wide of the truth, it is clear that the error has slid into their minds through the medium of certain resemblances to that truth.
When you know you are dying, self-deceptions fly from your bedside like embers off a bonfire.
Flirtation and coquetry are so nearly allied as to be identical; both are the art of successful and pleasing deception.
Sorry, am I being rude?" she asks. "I'm used to saying whatever is on my mind. Mom used to say that politeness is deception in pretty packaging
We are inconsolable at being deceived by our enemies and being betrayed by our friends, yet we are often content in be being treated like that by our own selves.
Whatever deceptions life may have in store for you, music itself is not going to let you down.
Deception, machination and mendacity lie at the core of human intelligence, like worms coiled at the core of a apple
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.
Will you walk into my parlour? Said the spider to a fly: '"Tis the prettiest little parlour That ever you did spy.
Our life-style contains more Thanatos than Eros, for egotism, exploitation, deception, obsession and addiction have more place in us than eroticism, joy, generosity and spontaneity.
Lean into the sharp points and fully experience them. The essence of bravery is being without self-deception. Wisdom is inherent in (understanding) emotions.
Self-deception ultimately explains Japan's plight. The Japanese have never accepted that change is in their interest - and not merely a response to U.S. criticism.
Of all forms of deception self-deception is the most deadly, and of all deceived persons the self-deceived are the least likely to discover the fraud.
Love is a deception and a trap. Love is as big a myth that God sits with his flowing white beard in a throne and looks at us.
One eye is open to all truth, the other closed to all deception.
Flattery is often a traffic of mutual meanness, where although both parties intend deception, neither are deceived.
To many men much-wandering hope comes as a boon, but to many others it is the deception of vain desires.
It is self-love and its offspring self-deception, which shut the gates of heaven, and lead men, as if in a delicious dream, to hell.
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.
I've spent a lot of time researching the subject and government deception. So to be involved in Star Trek is perfect for me. I enjoy meeting the fans and discussing my interests with them.
Playing with appearances and mastering the arts of deception are among the aesthetic pleasures of life. They are also key components in the acquisition of power.
The reason we bitterly hate those who deceive us is because they think they are cleverer than we are.
It is as easy to unknowingly deceive yourself as it is to deceive others.
It is not only old and early impressions that deceive us; the charms of novelty have the same power.
