best quotations about
Deception |
and Cheating
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Quotations
 | You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time. — Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865, American President 35 likes |
 | The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie -- deliberate, contrived, and dishonest -- but the myth -- persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic. — John Kennedy, 1917-1963, American President [1961-1963] 26 likes |
 | It may be true that you can't fool all the people all the time, but you can fool enough of them to rule a large country. — Will Durant, 1885-1981, American historian & philosopher 22 likes |
 | All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must appear inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are nea — Sun Tzu, c. 5th cent. BC, Chinese general & military strategist 11 likes |
 | Propaganda does not deceive people; it merely helps them to deceive themselves. — Eric Hoffer, 1902-1983, American writer & philosopher 10 likes |
| All warfare is based on deception. — Sun Tzu, c. 5th cent. BC, Chinese general & military strategist 9 likes |
 | The truest way to be deceived is to think oneself more smart than others. — La Rochefoucauld, 1613-1680, French writer 8 likes |
 | It is my own Fault, if I am deceived by the same Man twice. — Dr. Thomas Fuller, 1654-1734, English physician and adage collector 7 likes |
 | Deceiving himself well is the first quality of the statesman. — Fernando Pessoa, 1888-1935, Portuguese poet & writer 7 likes |
 | In politics it is necessary either to betray one's country or the electorate. I prefer to betray the electorate. — Charles de Gaulle, 1890-1970, French President 7 likes |
 | Nature never deceives us; it is we who deceive ourselves. — Jean Jacques Rousseau, 1712-1778, Swiss-French philosopher 7 likes |
 | We always deceive ourselves twice about the people we love — first to their advantage, then to their disadvantage. — Albert Camus, 1913-1960, French writer, Nobel 1957 6 likes |
 | Therefore do not deceive yourself! Of all deceivers fear most yourself! — Søren Kierkegaard, 1813-1855, Danish philosopher 6 likes |
 | We are inclined to believe those whom we do not know because they have never deceived us. — Samuel Johnson, 1709-1784, English writer 5 likes |
 | When a person cannot deceive himself the chances are against his being able to deceive other people. — Mark Twain, 1835-1910, American writer 5 likes |
 | They have stopped deceiving you, not loving you. And it seems to you that they have stopped loving you. — Antonio Porchia, 1885-1968, Italian-Argentinian poet 4 likes |
 | Oh, don't cry, I'm so sorry I cheated so much, but that's the way things are. — Vladimir Nabokov, 1899-1977, Russian-American writer 4 likes |
| Cheat me in the Price, but not in the Goods. — Dr. Thomas Fuller, 1654-1734, English physician and adage collector 4 likes |
 | The art of pleasing is the art of deception. — Vauvenargues, 1715-1747, French author of maxims 3 likes |
 | Force and fraud are in war the two cardinal virtues. — Thomas Hobbes, 1588-1679, English philosopher 3 likes |
 | A guy who'd cheat on his wife would cheat at cards. — Texas Guinan, 1884-1933, American actress 3 likes |
| A “no” does not hide anything, but a “yes” very easily becomes a deception. — Søren Kierkegaard, 1813-1855, Danish philosopher 3 likes |
 | There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact. — Arthur Conan Doyle, 1859-1930, British writer 2 likes |
 | Deceive not thy physician, confessor, nor lawyer. — George Herbert, 1593-1633, Welsh poet 1 likes |
 | The hardest tumble a man can take is to fall over his own bluff. |
 | Better to be cheated by the price than by the merchandise. |
 | One of the common failings among honorable people is a failure to appreciate how thoroughly dishonorable some other people can be, and how dangerous it is to trust them. |
 | The fellow that calls you “brother” usually wants something that doesn't belong to him. |
 | Abuse of words is the foundation of ideology. |
 | Whoever talks too much wants to deceive. |
 | A man can smile and smile and be a villain. |
 | Murky language means someone wants to pick your pocket. |
 | Constant disbelief is too high a price to pay in order not to be deceived. |
| There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true. |
 | The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions. |
 | In general, “historical necessity” turns out to be merely a name for human stupidity. |
Bible Quotes
 | The serpent deceived me, and I ate. — Old Testament ‐ Genesis 3:13 7 likes |
 | This last deception will be worse than the first. — Gospel of Matthew ‐ 27:64 6 likes |
Latin Quotes
 | The world wants to be deceived, so let it be deceived. Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur. — Gaius Petronius, 1st cent. AD, Roman writer 39 likes |
Funny Quotes
 | If a man smiles all the time, he’s probably selling something that doesn’t work. — George Carlin, 1936-2008, American comedian 8 likes |
 | This man is frank and earnest with women. In Fresno, he's Frank and in Chicago he's Ernest. — Henry Youngman, 1906-1998, American comedian 3 likes |
Ancient Greek
 | A wolf in sheep’s clothing. Λύκος δοράν οιός περιβεβλημένος. — Aesop, 620-560 BC, Ancient Greek fabulist 9 likes |
 | Good men are easily deceived. Οι αγαθοί ευαπάτητοι. — Bias of Priene, 625-540 BC, one of the 7 sages of Ancient Greece 7 likes |
 | Woman is adept at getting money for herself and will not easily let herself be deceived. Because they are used to deceive. Χρήματα πορίζειν ευπορώτατον γυνή, άρχουσά τ᾽ ουκ αν εξαπατηθείη ποτέ. Αυταί γαρ εισιν εξαπατάν ειθισμέναι. — Aristophanes, 445-386 BC, Ancient Greek comic playwright ‐ Ecclesiazusae 5 likes |
Proverbs
 | They call you “generous” to get your money, they call you “brave” to get you killed. 9 likes |
