Quotes About Deception

You can not stare evil in the face; it has no face. It has no body, no bones, no blood. Any attempt to describe it ends in glibness and self-delusion.

Dietrologia is the idea that the obvious thing cannot be the truth. There is always something hidden behind, dietro.

Lying is done with words, and also with silence.

Whatever the image of yourself, it's a mask and it's hiding emptiness.

It is a profitable thing, if one is wise, to seem foolish.

From a just fraud God turneth not away.

In every tyrant's heart there springs in the end this poison, that he cannot trust a friend.

It is best for the wise man not to seem wise.

In war, truth is the first casualty.

In war, the first casualty is truth.

Enemies' promises were made to be broken.

Appearances are often deceiving.

Appearances often are deceiving.

Beware the wolf in sheep's clothing.

Betray a friend, and you'll often find you have ruined yourself.

A false tale often betrays itself.

The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing.

Then one day there really was a wolf, but when the boy shouted they didn't believe him.

The boy cried "Wolf, wolf!" and the villagers came out to help him.

Appearances are deceptive.

While I see many hoof-marks going in, I see none coming out…. It is easier to get into the enemy's toils than out again.

The lamb… began to follow the Wolf in the Sheep's clothing.

What a splendid head, yet no brain.

Betray a friend, and you'll often find you have ruined yourself.