Quotes about Deception

There is no such thing as white lies; a lie is as black as a coalpit, and twice as foul.

The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.

No man is more cheated than the selfish man.

The louder he talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons.

Saint abroad, and a devil at home.

In politics, not all lies are all lies. And not all truths are complete.

If a woman wants to hold a man she has merely to appeal to what is worst in him.

Secrets are always found out, and when they are, people get hurt.

The saloon is a liar. It promises good cheer and sends sorrow.

Love hurts because we think that's what love is.

There is no hope for the person who is dishonest by choice. Sooner or later, his deeds will catch up with him, and he will pay by loss of reputation, and perhaps even loss of liberty.

It is a well known fact that one comes, finally, to believe whatever one repeats to one's self, whether the statement be true or false. If a man repeats a lie over and over, he will eventually accept the lie as truth. Moreover, he will believe it to be the truth.