Human beings seem to have an almost unlimited capacity to deceive themselves, and to deceive themselves into taking their own lies for truth. - R. D. Laing
In itself, the practice of deception is not particularly exacting; it is a matter of experience, of professional expertise, it is a facility most of us can acquire. - John le Carre
It is best, if possible, to deceive no one; for he that ... begins by deceiving others, will end ... by deceiving himself. - Charles Caleb Colton
It is easier to deceive yourself, and to do so unperceived, than to deceive another. - Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Men are never so easily deceived as when they are endeavouring to deceive others. - Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Some people are so much afraid of being deceived, that they never venture to trust; like misers, their avarice destroys their gain. - Norman MacDonald
The best way to deceive a knave is to tell him the truth. - Ivan Panin
There is no killing the suspicion that deceit has once begotten. - George Eliot
In itself, the practice of deception is not particularly exacting; it is a matter of experience, of professional expertise, it is a facility most of us can acquire. - John le Carre
It is best, if possible, to deceive no one; for he that ... begins by deceiving others, will end ... by deceiving himself. - Charles Caleb Colton
It is easier to deceive yourself, and to do so unperceived, than to deceive another. - Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Men are never so easily deceived as when they are endeavouring to deceive others. - Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Some people are so much afraid of being deceived, that they never venture to trust; like misers, their avarice destroys their gain. - Norman MacDonald
The best way to deceive a knave is to tell him the truth. - Ivan Panin
There is no killing the suspicion that deceit has once begotten. - George Eliot
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