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Quotes on 'deception'

Discover a compilation of thought-provoking quotes on "deception" on this page. Explore profound insights and diverse perspectives from renowned thinkers, philosophers, and authors about the intricacies of deceit, its impact on relationships, and the consequences of being deceived. These quotes shed light on the art of deception, highlighting its seductive nature, and urging reflection upon the role of truth and trust in our lives. Whether you seek inspiration, wisdom, or simply a deeper understanding of this complex human behavior, this collection of quotes on deception is sure to captivate and intrigue.

Faith, there hath been many great men that have flattered the people who ne'er loved them. Read Summary

If you ever injected truth into politics you have no politics. Read Summary

If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bull. Read Summary

If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be believed. Read Summary

All warfare is based on deception. Read Summary

I would rather have been shot straight-up in cold blood-but to be set up? By people who you trusted? That's bad. Read Summary

There are few things more dishonorable than misleading the young. Read Summary

If anyone thinks that Jews can steal into the land of their fathers, he is deceiving either himself or others. Nowhere is the coming of Jews so promptly noted as in the historic home of the Jews, for the very reason that it is the historic home. Read Summary

The truth may be out there, but lies are inside your head. Read Summary

Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance. Read Summary

If you are far from the enemy, make him believe you are near. Read Summary

Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious, even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent's fate. Read Summary

It is essential to seek out enemy agents who have come to conduct espionage against you and to bribe them to serve you. Give them instructions and care for them. Thus doubled agents are recruited and used. Read Summary

Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception. Read Summary

There are things they tell us that sound good to hear, but when they have accomplished their purpose they will go home and will not try to fulfill our agreements with them. Read Summary

Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel. Read Summary

It is often useful, if an enemy happens to see you, to pretend that you have not seen him. Or it may sometimes be useful to pretend that you have other men with you. I did this once in the Boer War when, having crept up a donga to look at a Boer fort, I was seen by the enemy, and they came out to capture me. Read Summary

The senses deceive from time to time, and it is prudent never to trust wholly those who have deceived us even once. Read Summary

It is only prudent never to place complete confidence in that by which we have even once been deceived. Read Summary

People will tell you anything but what they do is always the truth. Read Summary