Knowledge of God's Word is a bulwark against deception, temptation, accusation, even persecution. Votes: 4
Edwin Louis ColeDeception is one of the quickest ways to gain little things and lose big things. Votes: 3
Thomas SowellMessin with me, is like wearing cheese underwear down rat alley. Ollie Chandler in Deception Votes: 3
Randy AlcornDeception is a developed art of civilization and the most potent weapon in the game of power Votes: 3
Robert GreeneDeception is a cruel act... It often has many players on different stages that corrode the soul Votes: 3
Donna A. FavorsUnlike grown ups, children have little need to deceive themselves. Votes: 2
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheThe sure way to be cheated is to think one's self more cunning than others. Votes: 2
Francois de La RochefoucauldPeople come to music to seek oblivion: is that not also a form of deception? Votes: 2
Claude DebussyMan's mind is so formed that it is far more susceptible to falsehood than to truth. Votes: 2
Desiderius ErasmusTricks and treachery are the practice of fools, that don't have brains enough to be honest. Votes: 2
Benjamin FranklinI pray to God that I shall not live one hour after I have thought of using deception. Votes: 2
Elizabeth IDo not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook beneath it Votes: 1
Thomas JeffersonThe intention of never deceiving often exposes us to deception. Votes: 0
Francois de La RochefoucauldThe assumption that seeing is believing makes us susceptible to visual deception. Votes: 0
Kathleen Hall JamiesonOnly a free and unrestrained press can effectively expose deception in government. Votes: 0
Hugo BlackSelf-deception can be more comforting than self-knowledge. We like to fool ourselves. Votes: 0
Russ RobertsThe word bipartisan usually means some larger-than-usual deception is being carried out. Votes: 0
George CarlinBeware of altruism. It is based on self-deception, the root of all evil. Votes: 0
Robert A. HeinleinThere is deception. People who think they are enlightened and it's just ego. Votes: 0
Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount CherwellThose who think their intellect will keep them from deception are already deceived. Votes: 0
Bill JohnsonLives begun in deception are always lived in shadow." (Stated by Yellowfang, page 3) Votes: 0
Erin HunterHuman beings have a demonstrated talent for self-deception when their emotions are stirred. Votes: 0
Carl SaganA 'no' does not hide anything, but a 'yes' very easily becomes a deception. Votes: 0
Soren KierkegaardIt may be that the deep necessity of art is the examination of self-deception. Votes: 0
Robert MotherwellLove is beautiful, A beautiful deception. One falls in it To deceive the other Votes: 0
Amit AbrahamSee God in everyone. It is deception to teach by individual differences and karma. Votes: 0
Neem Karoli BabaThe low minded are fond of deception the nature of low-minded people never changes. Votes: 0
ChanakyaThe fundamental deception of Satan is the lie that obedience can never bring happiness. Votes: 0
R. C. SproulLie, illusion, deception, she said--was that it truly, the universal language we all speak? Votes: 0
Cynthia OzickWe live in imaginary, virtual worlds created by corporations that profit from our deception. Votes: 0
Chris HedgesStrange bonds of trust and self-deception tend to grow between journalists and their subjects. Votes: 0
Sam HarrisTo mislead a rival, deception is permissable; one may use all means against his enemies. Votes: 0
Cardinal RichelieuA dolphin's smile is the greatest deception. It creates the illusion that they're always happy. Votes: 0
Ric O'BarryIntegrity makes my job easier. It's deception and dishonesty that requires so much diligent effort. Votes: 0
Bobby BowdenThe "passion for incredulity" can produce as much self-deception as the uncritical will to believe. Votes: 0
Colin WilsonThe essence of football was blocking, tackling, and execution based on timing, rhythm and deception. Votes: 0
Knute RockneWe must look for consistency. Where there is a want of it we must suspect deception. Votes: 0
Arthur Conan DoyleOnce the doors close there can be no lie or deception and the lights will tell all! Votes: 0
Walel WatsonHe who tries to protect himself from deception is often cheated, even when most on his guard. Votes: 0
PlautusThis, the language of deception, we both understand. We were born to it, along with the curses. Votes: 0
Holly BlackHow poetic you are," she said. "I've a notion that poetry is the highest form of self-deception. Votes: 0
Gregory MaguireActing is a form of deception, and actors can mesmerize themselves almost as easily as an audience. Votes: 0
Leo RostenWhen we successfully deceive others, they are not aware of it; the same is true with self-deception. Votes: 0
Mardy GrotheThe true hypocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his deception, the one who lies with sincerity. Votes: 0
Andre GideThis was no ordinary UFO. Scores of people saw it. It was no illusion, no deception, no imagination. Votes: 0
Azim DaudpotaLove is self deception. I am a living creature. Hate is only self love. I am a double feature. Votes: 0
Henry RollinsAll martial arts is simply an honest expression of one's body - with a lot of deception in between. Votes: 0
Bruce LeeIf the whole church goes off into deception, that will in no way excuse us for not following Christ. Votes: 0
Leonard RavenhillA truth is what it is. A lie, a thought out deception more brutal than a truth could ever be. Votes: 0
Charlotte ArmstrongWhen you love someone, you can't lie to them. It hurts to much. It's a deception that goes too deep. Votes: 0
Abbi GlinesDon't tell me of deception; a lie is a lie, whether it be a lie to the eye or a lie to the ear. Votes: 0
Samuel JohnsonI'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. Votes: 3 Dwight Schultz
Narcissism and self-deception are survival mechanisms without which many of us might just jump off a bridge. Votes: 5 Todd Solondz