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So long as the deceit ran along quiet and monotonous, all of us let ourselves be deceived, abetting it unawares or maybe through cowardice ... — William Faulkner

It is better to be hurt by the raw truth rather than to be comfortably deceived. - Anonymous — Monica Murphy

We can live out our lives, and in the end realize that we never really 'lived' a day in our lives. — Craig D. Lounsbrough

The world is always ready to be amazed, but the self, that lynx-eyed monitor, sees all the subterfuges, all the cut corners, and is not deceived. — John Banville

He deceived me by telling the truth. — E.F. Benson

We've been deceived by the thought that we would be more pleasing to God in our own way than in the way God has given us. — St. Catherine Of Siena

Self-interest lies behind all that men do, forming the important motive for all their actions; this rule has never deceived me — Marquis De Sade

The woman whose behavior indicates that she will make a scene if she is told the truth asks to be deceived. — Elizabeth Jenkins

The man who while he gives thinks of what he will get in return, deserves to be deceived. — Seneca The Younger

Liars share with those they deceive the desire not to be deceived. — Sissela Bok

If you judge by appearances in this place,' said Mme de Chartres, 'you will often be deceived, because what appears to be the case hardly ever is. — Madame De La Fayette

If you want to know if someone is lying to you, start by living a truthful life. Once you live in the truth, you will not be easily deceived. — Molly Friedenfeld

Life is the art of being well deceived; and in order that the deception may succeed it must be habitual and uninterrupted. — William Hazlitt

All things are possible; if something seems like it's not, it's only because enough people aren't being deceived into the possibilities yet. — A.J. Darkholme

We lied to ourselves thinking in our minds we knew everything. We were deceived in believing that youthful enthusiasm could replace wizened maturity. — Anna M. Aquino

The coins were completely unprepared for this and were sadly deceived by their own inertia. — Pawan Mishra

Look! Don't be deceived by appearances - men and things are not what they seem. All who are not on the rock are in the sea! — William Booth

When the truly great people discover that they have been deceived by the signposts along the road of life, they just shift gears and keep going. — Nido R. Qubein

We have no excuse to deviate from the paths of righteousness. If we hold fast to the iron rod, we cannot be deceived. — William Grant Bangerter

A man is sometimes better off deceived about the one he loves, than undeceived. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

One does not want to be deceived, under the supposition that it is injurious, dangerous, or fatal to be deceived. — Friedrich Nietzsche

But idealists of course are unpredictable. They tend to be the ones who turn bitter overnight, deceived by lies they've told themselves. — Don DeLillo

The most effectual way to be deceived is to believe oneself more cunning than one's neighbors. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Each is deceived by the sense of finality peculiar to the stage of development at which he stands. — C. G. Jung

What is the difference between someone who is convinced and one who is deceived? None, if he is well deceived. — Friedrich Nietzsche

Deceivers are the most hideous creatures in the world — Munia Khan

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. - GALATIANS 6: 7 — Paul The Apostle

victorious." "The headsman feels if the axe be[85] sharp." "Take care lest you be deceived." "Judge — Huber Gray Buehler

It was the passions about whose origin we deceived ourselves that tyrannized most strongly over us. — Oscar Wilde

Happiness is the perpetual possession of being well deceived. — Jonathan Swift

Mankind in the gross is a gaping monster, that loves to be deceived and has seldom been disappointed. — Henry MacKenzie

The less you trust others, the less you will be deceived. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

It is sometimes necessary to play the fool to avoid being deceived by cunning men. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Being deceived into thinking the perks of slavery are a good thing, we can easily aquire a preference for chains and a taste for the slaves rations. — Dennis Green

I have sworn to only live free. Even if I find bitter the taste of death, I don't want to die humiliated or deceived. — Taylor Swift

The world wills itself to be deceived, so let it be deceived. — Petronius

If you are wise you won't be deceived by the innocent airs of those whom you have once found to be dangerous. — Aesop

Our citizens may be deceived for awhile, and have been deceived; but as long as the presses can be protected, we may trust to them for light. — Thomas Jefferson

Don't be afraid in nature: one must be bold, at the risk of having been deceived and making mistakes. — Camille Pissarro

If the truth gets in the way, I will remove it. But truth be told, removing the truth never removes the truth. — Craig D. Lounsbrough

We would seldom be deceived by flattery, did our own conceit not promote the delusion. — Norm MacDonald

When our knowing exceeds our sensing, we will no longer be deceived by the illusions of our senses. — Walter Russell

The Truth is inseparable from who you are. Yes, you are the Truth. If you look for it elsewhere, you will be deceived every time. — Eckhart Tolle

The man who marries a woman for her beauty will be deceived; he who marries a woman for good sense can truly say he is married. - Sultana — Jean Sasson

We are deceived by the appearance of right. — Horace

The surest way to be deceived is to consider oneself cleverer than others. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

The world wishes to be deceived. — Sebastian Franck

Some counterfeits reproduce so very well the truth that it would be a flaw of judgment not to be deceived by them. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Self-deception is an exotic theory, because it makes the paradoxical claim that something called "the self" can be both deceiver and deceived. — Steven Pinker

So many the outward shows be least themselves. The world is still deceived with ornament. — William Shakespeare

The secret to life is to enjoy the pleasure of being terribly, terribly deceived. — Oscar Wilde

He who has never been deceived by a lie does not know the meaning of bliss. — Albert Einstein

The silly when deceived exclaim loudly; the fool complains; the honest man walks away and is silent. — Francois De La Noue

People would rather be deceived than have the truth cause them anxiety — Caleb Carr

Don't be deceived by Satan and his lies. Instead, stay close to Christ - because the closer you are to Him, the farther away you are from the devil. — Billy Graham

Don't be deceived into believing you know what time it is. Your watch does not tell you the time; it tells you the history of time. — Ray Noyes

True love is visible not to the eyes but to the heart, for eyes may be deceived ... — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

Petronius says that 'Mundus vult decipi - The world wants to be deceived.' That is very true, otherwise there wouldn't exist any religion! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

To choose anything besides God is to be deceived by the "Father of Lies" who promises happiness but delivers death. — Lorilyn Roberts

Gifts are like fish-hooks; for who is not aware that the greedy char is deceived by the fly which he swallows? — Martial

Eyes, so easily deceived, might judge more rightly with lids closed, allowing ears and heart to remain wide open."
from "The Beauty of Ugh — Richelle E. Goodrich

The spiritual consciousness is never deceived — Billy Meier

Because it can be deceived, the majority is as error-prone as any other ruler, but unlike other rulers, it can never be destroyed. — F.F. White

Sometimes Aristotle analyses his terms, but very often he takes them for granted; and in the latter case, I think, he is sometimes deceived by them. — Gilbert Murray

Those who seek education in the paths of duty are always deceived by the illusion that power in the hands of friends is an advantage to them. — Henry Adams

I am in no mood to be deceived any longer by the crafty devil and false character whose greatest pleasure is to take advantage of everyone. — Camille Claudel

The deceiver loses when there is correct response from the deceived... — Bipan Chandra

Kurti had believed in politics, and politics had deceived him, the way politics deceives everyone. — Imre Kertesz

The enemy is subtle, how be it we are so deceived, when truth's in our hearts and we still don't believe. — Bob Dylan

Don't ever be deceived by the size or the lack of size of an object. Sometimes the smallest can be the mightiest of them all. — Maxwell Grantly

Of all forms of deception self-deception is the most deadly, and of all deceived persons the self-deceived are the least likely to discover the fraud. — Aiden Wilson Tozer

The one who knows himself isn't deceived by either praise or criticism. — Yasmin Mogahed

Things and actions are what they are, and the consequences of them will be what they will be: why then should we desire to be deceived? — Joseph Butler

The fear of being deceived is the vulgar version of the quest for Truth. — Emile M. Cioran

It was the men I deceived the most that I loved the most. — Marguerite Duras

Our will is always for our own good, but we do not always see what that is; the people is never corrupted, but it is often deceived ... (Bk2:3) — Jean-Jacques Rousseau

It is the camp law: people going to their death must be deceived to the very end. — Tadeusz Borowski

For Adam was first formed, then Eve. 'And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived in the transgression. — Margaret Atwood

Do not be deceived into thinking that how a man acts is the full picture. — Arthur Helps

The idea of having no sin is a delusion; you are altogether deceived if you say so; — Charles Haddon Spurgeon

No one willingly reverts to the past unless all his actions have passed his own censorship, which is never deceived. — Seneca.

The world wants to be deceived. — Sebastian Brant

If people think I'm just the boss's daughter, they're deceived. — Ivanka Trump

Being lost without grasping the rather obvious fact that we are lost is by far the best guarantee we have that we're going to stay lost. — Craig D. Lounsbrough

A writer judging his own work is like deceived husband - he is frequently the last person to appreciate the true state of affairs. — John D. Voelker

Only the self-deceived will claim perfect freedom from fear. — Bill W.

I fear the many faces, many personalities in me. Sometimes I fail to understand my self and become deceived by my various selves. — Ama H. Vanniarachchy

Culture and collars had gone together, to him, and he had been deceived into believing that college educations and mastery were the same things. — Jack London

Academic training in beauty is a sham. We have been so deceived, but so well deceived that we can scarcely get back even a shadow of the truth. — Pablo Picasso

It was the men I deceived the most I loved the most. — Marguerite Duras

Pangloss most cruelly deceived me when he said that everything in the world is for the best. — Voltaire

You will be amused when you see that I have more than once deceived without the slightest qualm of conscience, both knaves and fools. — Giacomo Casanova

It's always the 'others' who are deceived. — Marty Rubin

Let us not be deceived we are today in the midst of a cold war. — Bernard Baruch

When a liar became too skilled at deception, he could lose the ability to discern the truth, and could himself be more easily deceived. — Dean Koontz

The people is never corrupted, but it is often deceived ... — Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Don't be deceived by the thoughts of obscurity that lingers around your head. Go and shine the light in you. — Israelmore Ayivor

The truth cannot be deceptive, and one who sees it cannot be deceived. — Said Nursi

Only those who do not wish to see can be deceived. — Dianna Hardy

Heaven walks among us ordinarily muffled in such triple or tenfold disguises that the wisest are deceived and no one suspects the days to be gods. — Ralph Waldo Emerson