Quotes About Deception

He is not affected by the reality of distress touching his heart, but by the showy resemblance of it striking his imagination. He pities the plumage, but forgets the dying bird.

Illusion throughout is illusion. There is no end to it, just as there is no end to imagination.

A figment of the imagination is just a harmless illusion - unless you are victim of it.

In summation, like your beloved pet rock, Twitter is useful only in your imagination.

In my mind, Martha, you are buried in cement right up to your neck. No… right up to your nose… that's much quieter.

Imagination can create lies that duals truths.

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

Our labor here is brief, but the reward is eternal. Do not be disturbed by the clamor of the world, which passes like a shadow. Do not let false delights of a deceptive world deceive you.

Dealing with backstabbers, there was one thing I learned. They're only powerful when you got your back turned.

The worst form of injustice is pretended justice.

They muddy the water, to make it seem deep.

Flattery is like chewing gum. Enjoy it but don't swallow it.

Illusion is the dust the devil throws in the eyes of the foolish.

America is the only country where a significant proportion of the population believes that professional wrestling is real but the moon landing was faked.

The "end of a world" never is and never can be anything but the end of an illusion

The size of the lie is a definite factor in causing it to be believed.

It only takes one lie to taint your entire testimony.

He buries gold who hides the truth.

Strip away the phony tinsel of Hollywood and you'll find the real tinsel underneath.

There is flattery in friendship.

Few really believe. The most only believe that they believe or even make believe.

We read the world wrong and say that it deceives us.

A false friend and a shadow attend only while the sun shines.

The devil is a better theologian than any of us and is a devil still.