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Things are not always as they seem; the first appearance deceives many. ↗

— Phaedrus

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Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good, to the praise that deceives them. ↗

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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A hypocrite despises those whom he deceives, but has no respect for himself. He would make a dupe of himself too, if he could. ↗

— William Hazlitt

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Nature never deceives us; it is we who deceive ourselves. ↗

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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One who deceives will always find those who allow themselves to be deceived. ↗

— Niccolo Machiavelli

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Whatever deceives men seems to produce a magical enchantment. ↗

— Plato

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Sensual love deceives one as to the nature of heavenly love; it could not do so alone, but since it unconsciously has the element of heavenly love within it, it can do so. ↗

— Franz Kafka

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First appearance deceives many. ↗

— Ovid

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The student who deceives himself into thinking that he is giving his life like an ascetic in the spirit of sacrifice for art, is the victim of a deplorable species of egotism. ↗

— Alma Gluck

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