Deception is the natural defence of the weak against the strong, and the South used it for many years against its conquerors; to-day it must be prepared to see its black proletariat turn that same...

All war is deception.

And thus I clothe my naked villainyWith odd old ends stol’n out of holy writ;And seem a saint, when most I play the devil.

And we all know love is a glass which makes even a monster appear fascinating.

We are all tricked. We think that religion tells us what to believe; but it doesn’t, it is telling us what not to believe. Atheism is not the absence of religion; atheism is the most...

I’ll say this, Arik: the old man’s warning proved to be true – things are not always what they seem. She was no young lady -” “If it’s the demon you speak of,” interjected Rith,...

I planted a plastic plant, but nothing grew but political hope. I watered it with the tears of the voters.

Do you know how many acres of beautiful forests and moors have been destroyed by your company? How many animals have lost their homes and how many trees have been murdered? I am sick of...

I don’t know why wicked places generally look wicked. You’d think they’d look nice, to fool people, but they hardly ever do.

Someone who smiles too much with you can sometime frown too much with you at your back.

Kitsch is the most pernicious of all prisons. The bars are covered with the gold of simplistic, unreal feelings, so that you take them for the pillars of a palace.

Once a person has been poisoned by self-deception, he can’t make decisions about himself as neatly as all that,” Himiko said, elaborating her friend’s terrific prophecy; ” You won’t get a divorce Bird. You’ll justify...

Deception is huge in this game. As a hitter, the first thing you want to do is pick up the ball. If you can’t pick up the ball, that means the ball is getting on...

To deceive oneself is worse than to deceive others.” These harsh words pierced me to the core.

Later, when she sees the photographs for the first time, she will be surprised at how calm her face looks – how steady her gaze, how erect her posture. In the picture her eyes will...

After a victim is made to participate in an act of evil, the people in charge put a lot of energy into convincing the child or adult that he or she is evil and a...

She heard him speak, but did not recognise the problem in his voice – only later did she realise it was that thing he’d been concealing – known as guilt.

Lies are like cockroaches, for every one you discover there are many more that are hidden.

We cannot separate doubt from deception. Doubt robs a man of his confidence; it is a fearful thing. Offer him deception to restore that confidence and he will embrace the falsehood for the comfort it...

Oh! that look of love!” continued he, between his teeth, as he bolted himself into his own private room. “And that cursed lie; which showed some terrible shame in the background, to be kept from...

This is the most outrageous example of deception and duplicity on the part of a Washington lobby in the history of the country.

We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.

Lies are like anchovies in a Caesar salad. You may not be able to see them, but your soul knows they are there.

For me, it´s sloth,” I say. “Hedonistic sloth and escapism.

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

Now Ravana said to himself, “These are all petty weapons. I should really get down to proper business.” And he invoked the one called “Maya”–a weapon which created illusions and confused the enemy. With proper...

Not all light is good. There is negative light, that can cast bad shadows.

Not too many 6-5 guys are that fast. Their speed is deceptive. I’ve watched one player, (it seemed) he gained two steps every 5 yards.

[On marriage and permanent attachment:]Well, well — the prizes all go to the women who ‘play their cards well’ — but if they can only be won in that way, I would rather lose the...

When you can’t tell the truth, tell *a* truth.

It’s amazing how people come to you griping about other individuals. However, you sometimes hear them out, and you sympathise with them. You observe them, and you see the exceptional thing they are complaining about....

The black widow, who had dispatched a lover or two, was sought out for her wisdom. The young spider asked her, “Did you keep his harmful secret under the threat of danger, or did you...

As soon as jealousy is discovered, it is regarded by the person who is its object as a challenge which justifies deception.

Do not be disingenuous with me, Colonel Graff. Americans are quite apt at playing stupid when they choose to, but I am not to be deceived.

Surprises, I feel now, are primarily a form of violence.

The power to lead is the power to mislead, and the power to mislead is the power to destroy.

War is based on deception.

Disguise, I see thou art a wickedness,/ Wherein the…enemy does much.

Love is beautiful,A beautiful deception.One falls in itTo deceive the other

A man when he is making up to anybody can be cordial and gallant and full of little attentions and altogether charming. But when a man is really in love he can’t help looking like...

The hope is indeed that some will experience and believe: The purpose of a number of spiritual gurus is to demonstrate to God-fearing men faux spirituality.

Celebrity mentality sometimes misguides us to make wrong choices. That’s why T.V screens sometimes lie to us!

So easy now that Elder Sister has explained to her what all young girls in houses are taught—that with care and meticulous acting and tears of pretended pain and fear, and the final modest telltale...

How long does one have to live before one can no longer be fooled by words?

Some friends are like sunny days, with false flames, oozing from afar, coming near without a dime.

Don’t you see the pain in my eyes? Why did you lie to me? -I caught feelings for him but we never had sex.-That doesn’t take away the pain.-You fulfil all my needs and desires....

How could you do that to me?” I repeat. I don´t have to itemize. He knows what I speak of.Eventually N produces three answers, in this order:1. “Because I am a complete rotter.” I silently...

The film is the first art form capable of demonstrating how matter plays tricks on man.

Ignorance is a bliss. One does not simply believe everything they see on the Internet. If an individual has full swag control and mastery of the deception of swag, one could have easily seen through...

Ritually abusive groups also convince children that something evil has been put inside them. For example, a child is made to believe he or she has a “black heart” – seeing the abuser holding an...