Nothing is so difficult as not deceiving oneself.

Nothing is so difficult as not deceiving oneself.

We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.

We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.

Had the devil come to our first parents personally and unmasked, they would have more easily seen the deception.

Had the devil come to our first parents personally and unmasked, they would have more easily seen the deception.

Do not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook beneath it.

Do not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook beneath it.

Clouds that thunder do not always rain.

Clouds that thunder do not always rain.

The people of the world having once been deceived, suspect deceit in truth itself.

The people of the world having once been deceived, suspect deceit in truth itself.

I've never known a musician who regretted being one. Whatever deceptions life may have in store for you, music itself read more

I've never known a musician who regretted being one. Whatever deceptions life may have in store for you, music itself is not going to let you down.

The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.

The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.

Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive!

Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive!