#deception

The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions. ↗

— Leonardo da Vinci

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The one charm about marriage is that it makes a life of deception absolutely necessary for both parties. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

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Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love. ↗

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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All possible means were used by the infatuated parents to conclude the bargain; and deception put an end to these usual artifices. ↗

— Adelbert von Chamisso

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I pray to God that I shall not live one hour after I have thought of using deception. ↗

— Elizabeth I

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Men still have to be governed by deception. ↗

— Georg C. Lichtenberg

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Nationalism is power hunger tempered by self-deception. ↗

— George Orwell

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The essence of football was blocking, tackling, and execution based on timing, rhythm and deception. ↗

— Knute Rockne

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Her words were like tinfoil; they shone and they covered things up. ↗

— Helen Cross

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Reality denied comes back to haunt. ↗

— Philip K. Dick

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