Quotes About Deception

The arrow shot by the archer may or may not kill a single person. But stratagems devised by a wise man can kill even babes in the womb. KAUTILYA, INDIAN PHILOSOPHER, THIRD CENTURY B.C.

Never Be the Bearer of Bad News. The king kills the messenger who brings bad news: This is a cliche but there is truth to it. You must struggle and if necessary lie and cheat to be sure that the lot of the bearer of bad news falls on a colleague, never on you. Bring only good news and your approach will gladden your master.

Follow David's example: say or do something that can be read in more than one way, that may be superficially polite but that could also indicate a slight coolness on your part or be seen as a subtle insult. A friend may wonder but will let it pass. The secret enemy, though, will react with anger.

There are many different kinds of people in the world, and you can never assume that everyone will react to your strategies in the same way. Deceive or outmaneuver some people and they will spend the rest of their lives seeking revenge. They are wolves in lambs' clothing. Choose your victims and opponents carefully, then—never offend or deceive the wrong person.

A raiva é a reação emocional mais destrutiva, pois é a que mais turva sua visão. Também tem um efeito cascata que invariavelmente torna as situações menos controláveis e acentua a decisão do seu inimigo. Se você está tentando destruir um inimigo que o magoou, é bem melhor desarmá-lo fingindo amizade do que mostrando que está com raiva.

Todo lo que es gratuito es peligroso, ya que por lo general implica alguna treta o un compromiso oculto. Las cosas que tienen costo valen la pena pagarse. De esta manera, no estará obligado a gratitud alguna, se verá libre de culpa y evitará fraudes y engaños. Lo más inteligente es, a menudo, pagar el precio total. Cuando hablamos de excelencia no hay gangas. Sea generoso con su dinero y hágalo circular, dado que la generosidad es señal e imán de poder.

be aware of these illusions and façades and to train ourselves to look through them. We must scrutinize everybody for signs of their character, no matter the appearance they present or the position they occupy.

Honesty is actually a blunt instrument, which bloodies more than it cuts.

Maintenez votre entourage dans l'incertitude et le flou en ne révélant jamais le but qui se cache derrière vos actions. S'ils n'ont aucune idée de ce que vous prévoyez, ils ne pourront pas préparer de défense. Guidez-les assez loin dans une autre direction, enveloppez-les d'un écran de fumée et quand ils perceront à jour vos desseins, il sera trop tard.

Alienar-se de suas inclinações só pode resultar em dor e decepção no longo prazo, e à sensação de que desperdiçou algo único. Essa dor se manifestará sob a forma de amargura e inveja, embora você não reconheça a verdadeira fonte de sua depressão.

friendship and love blind every man to their interests. Nobody believes a friend can betray.

If you can get other people to dig their own graves, why sweat yourself? Pickpockets work this to perfection. The key to picking a pocket is knowing which pocket contains the wallet. Experienced pickpockets often ply their trade in train stations and other places where there is a clearly marked sign reading BEWARE OF PICKPOCKETS. Passersby seeing the sign invariably feel for their wallet to make sure it is still there. For the watching pickpockets, this is like shooting fish in a barrel.

People trying to make a show of their authority are easily deceived by the surrender tactic. Your outward sign of submission makes them feel important; satisfied that you respect them, they become easier targets for a later counterattack

the tendency to mistake appearances for reality—the feeling that if someone seems to belong to your group, their belonging must be real.

Blending in is the perfect smoke screen for spying. The better you do it, the better you can conceal your intentions.

You often do not know your friends as well as you imagine. Friends often agree on things in order to avoid an argument. They cover up their unpleasant qualities so as not offend each other. They laugh extra hard at each others jokes. Since honesty rarely strengthens friendship, you may never know how a friend truly feels. Friends will say they love your poetry, adore your music, envy your taste in clothes - maybe they mean, often they do not.

Even while you know you are practicing a kind of deception on yourself, act like a king. You are likely to be treated as one.

The Laws of Human Nature, 16: See the Hostility Behind the Friendly Façade—The Law of Aggression

If you want to tell lies that will be believed, don't tell the truth that won't.

Once Count Victor Lustig, swindler par excellence, had sold dozens of suckers around the country a phony box with which he claimed to be able to copy money. Discovering

Deception is a developed art of civilization and the most potent weapon in the game of power.

You will think in terms of opposites—when people overtly display some trait, such as confidence or hypermasculinity, they are most often concealing the contrary reality.

Be wary of friends—they will betray you more quickly, for they are easily aroused to envy. They also become spoiled and tyrannical

When people seem to share your ideas exactly, be wary: they are probably mirroring them to charm you.