Quotes About Deception

O, beware, my lord, of jealousy; It is the green-ey'd monster, which doth mock The meat it feeds on. That cuckold lives in bliss, Who, certain of his fate, loves not his wronger: But O, what damnèd minutes tells he o'er Who dotes, yet doubts, suspects, yet strongly loves!

The lady doth protest too much, methinks.

The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. An evil soul producing holy witness Is like a villain with a smiling cheek, A goodly apple rotten at the heart. O, what a goodly outside falsehood hath!

False face must hide what the false heart doth know.

I pray you, do not fall in love with me, for I am falser than vows made in wine.

And thus I clothe my naked villainy With odd old ends stol'n out of holy writ; And seem a saint, when most I play the devil.

The prince of darkness is a gentleman!

The robb'd that smiles, steals something from the thief; He robs himself that spends a bootless grief.

I dreamt a dream tonight. Mercutio: And so did I. Romeo: Well, what was yours? Mercutio: That dreamers often lie. Romeo: In bed asleep while they do dream things true.

Villain, what hast thou done? Aaron: That which thou canst not undo. Chiron: Thou hast undone our mother. Aaron: Villain, I have done thy mother.

For sweetest things turn sourest by their deeds; Lillies that fester smell far worse than weeds.

The Devil hath power To assume a pleasing shape.

But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve For daws to peck at: I am not what I am.

My hands are of your color, but I shame to wear a heart so white.

For I have sworn thee fair, and thought thee bright, Who art as black as hell, as dark as night.

No, no, I am but shadow of myself: You are deceived, my substance is not here;

Most friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly.

Your face, my thane, is as a book where men May read strange matters. To beguile the time, Look like the time; bear welcome in your eye, Your hand, your tongue: look like the innocent flower, But be the serpent under't.

In jest, there is truth.

And nothing is, but what is not.

O me, you juggler, you canker-blossom, you thief of love!

Let me have men about me that are fat, ...Sleek-headed men and such as sleep a-nights. Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look, He thinks too much; such men are dangerous.

What a fool honesty is.

Foolery, sir, does walk about the orb like the sun; it shines everywhere.