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We are never deceived, we deceive ourselves.
[Ger., Man wird betrogen, man betrugt sich selbst.]
We are never deceived, we deceive ourselves.
[Ger., Man wird betrogen, man betrugt sich selbst.]
One is easily fooled by that which one loves.
[Fr., On est aisement dupe par ce qu'on aime.]
One is easily fooled by that which one loves.
[Fr., On est aisement dupe par ce qu'on aime.]
God is not averse to deceit in a holy cause.
God is not averse to deceit in a holy cause.
Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please.
Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please.
The silly when deceived exclaim loudly; the fool complains; the
honest man walks away and is silent.
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The silly when deceived exclaim loudly; the fool complains; the
honest man walks away and is silent.
[Fr., Le bruit est pour le fat, la plainte pour le sot;
L'honnete homme trompe s'eloigne et ne dit mot.]
Deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.
Deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.
For I have sworn thee fair, and thought thee bright, who art as black as hell, as dark as night.
For I have sworn thee fair, and thought thee bright, who art as black as hell, as dark as night.
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.
Tricks and treachery are the practice of fools, that don't have brains enough to be honest.
Tricks and treachery are the practice of fools, that don't have brains enough to be honest.
