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The people wish to be deceived; let them be deceived.
[Lat., Populus vult decipi; decipiatur.]
The people wish to be deceived; let them be deceived.
[Lat., Populus vult decipi; decipiatur.]
The easiest way to be cheated is to believe yourself to be more cunning than others.
The easiest way to be cheated is to believe yourself to be more cunning than others.
Hateful to me as the gates of Hades is that man who hides one thing in his heart and speaks read more
Hateful to me as the gates of Hades is that man who hides one thing in his heart and speaks another.
Where the lion's skin falls short it must be eked out with the
fox's.
Where the lion's skin falls short it must be eked out with the
fox's.
A sheep in sheep's clothing.
A sheep in sheep's clothing.
Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.
Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.
One may outwit another, but not all the others.
[Fr., On peut etre plus fin qu'un autre, mais non read more
One may outwit another, but not all the others.
[Fr., On peut etre plus fin qu'un autre, mais non pas plus fin
que tous les autres.]
When a person cannot deceive himself the chances are against his being able to deceive other people.
When a person cannot deceive himself the chances are against his being able to deceive other people.
Cunning is the art of concealing our own defects, and discovering the weaknesses of others.
Cunning is the art of concealing our own defects, and discovering the weaknesses of others.
