Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Deception Quotes
DeceptionIntegrityLyingViolence Anyone who has proclaimed violence his method inexorably must choose lying as his principle.
AppearanceDeceptionIllusionMagnetismPerception Whatever deceives men seems to produce a magical enchantment.
DeceptionHonestyIronyJudgment There's one way to find out if a man is honest - ask him. If he says, 'Yes,' you know he is a crook.
DeceptionHuman NatureManipulationRelationshipsSocial Behavior I would tell anyone who wants something from someone else to feign not wanting it. People are perverse. If you show great affection to them, they'll run the other way.
DeceptionFalse PromisesGrandiosityHypocrisyInaction Hypocrisy can afford to be magnificent in its promises, for never intending to go beyond promise, it costs nothing.
BeliefDeceptionSincerityTruth What is earnest is not always true; on the contrary, error is often more earnest than truth.
DeceptionJusticeLiesTruthViolence Violence can only be concealed by a lie, and the lie can only be maintained by violence.
DeceptionInauthenticityInner ConflictPovertyWealth No one is so miserable as the poor person who maintains the appearance of wealth.
ComfortDeceptionIllusionsPerceptionReality The house of delusions is cheap to build but drafty to live in.
BeautyDeceptionEqualityGood vs EvilMorality Beauty is indeed a good gift of God; but that the good may not think it a great good, God dispenses it even to the wicked.
CourageDeceptionPerceptionStrategy I wish that the Indians believed me a god, for upon the report of an enemy's valor oftentimes depends the success of a battle, and false reports have many times done as great things as true courage and resolution.
AuthenticityCredibilityDeceptionIntegrityTrust If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.
ControlDeceptionDualityManipulationOppression War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.
DeceptionJudgmentPerception Things do not pass for what they are, but for what they seem. Most things are judged by their jackets.
AwarenessDeceptionIgnoranceSufferingTruth Wisdom Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!
AuthenticityDeceptionEmotionSimplicityTruth Lying is not only saying what isn't true. It is also, in fact especially, saying more than is true and, in the case of the human heart, saying more than one feels. We all do it, every day, to make life simpler.
ConsequenceDeceptionIntentionsMoralitySelf Reflection Hell isn't merely paved with good intentions; it's walled and roofed with them. Yes, and furnished too.
ConsequenceDeceptionTrust The liar's punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else.
DeceptionFalse ProphetsHistoryWarnings The Bible is full of warnings about false prophets and false messiahs. These satanically inspired people have appeared in almost every generation of history.
