Quotes About Deception

Dill was a villain's villain: he could get into any character part assigned him, and appear tall if height was part of the devilry required.

You must have lived it. If a man says to you, "This is the truth," and you believe him, and you discover what he says is not the truth, you are disappointed and you make sure you will not be caught out by him again. But a man who has lived by truth—and you have believed in what he has lived—he does not leave you merely wary when he fails you, he leaves you with nothing. I think that is why I'm nearly out of my mind.

one must lie under certain circumstances and at all times when one can't do anything about them.

You must have lived it. If a man says to you, "This is the truth," and you believe him, and you discover what he says is not the truth, you are disappointed and you make sure you will not be caught out by him again. But

If a man says to you, "This is the truth," and you believe him, and you discover what he says is not the truth, you are disappointed and you make sure you will not be caught out by him again. But a man who has lived by truth—and you have believed in what he has lived—he does not leave you merely wary when he fails you, he leaves you with nothing. I think that is why I'm nearly out of my mind. . . . "New

Henry looked at her. You're an odd one, sweet. You can't dissemble. She looked at him. What are you talking about? Well, as a general rule, most women, before they've got 'em, present to their men smiling, agreeable faces. They hide their thoughts. You now, when you're feeling hateful, honey, you ARE hateful.

uno debe mentir en ciertas circunstancias, en particular cuando no puede modificar las circunstancias. —Hemos

I thought we were just people. I have no idea." Her uncle smiled, and an unholy light appeared in his eyes. He's gonna skate off now, she thought. I can never catch him and bring him back.

Well, as a general rule, most women, before they've got 'em, present to their men smiling, agreeing faces. They hide their thoughts. You now, when you're feeling hateful, honey, you are hateful.

Children are children, but they can spot an evasion quicker than adults

You must have lived it. If a man says to you, "This is the truth," and you believe him, and you discover what he says is not the truth, you are disappointed and you make sure you will not be caught out by him again. But a man who has lived by truth—and you have believed in what he has lived—he does not leave you merely wary when he fails you, he leaves you with nothing.

If a man says to you, This is the truth, and you believe him, and you discover what he says is not the truth, you are disappointed and you make sure you will not be caught out by him again. But a man who has lived by the truth-and you have believed in what he has lived-he does not leave you merely wary when he fails you, he leaves you with nothing.

That ain't honest, Mr. Raymond, making yourself out badder'n you are already-- It ain't honest but it's mighty helpful to folks

Perhaps we may be, for a time, blissfully ignorant or happily deceived, and in those ways, despite all of the difficulties that endanger us, we may temporarily avoid being especially upset or disturbed. In the end, however, our ignorance and our false beliefs are likely just to make our circumstances worse.

When people tell a lie about something, they have to make up a bunch of lies to go with the first one. 'Mythomania' is the word for it.

Please remember: things are not what they seem.

Some things, you know, if you say them, it makes them not true?

From a distance, most things look beautiful.

It's just a feeling I have. What you see with your eyes is not necessarily real. My enemy is, among other things, the me inside me.

Time really is one big continuous cloth, no? We habitually cut out pieces of time to fit us, so we tend to fool ourselves into thinking that time is our size, but it really goes on and on.

Don't let appearances fool you. There's always only one reality!

Nobody's easier to fool, than the person who is convinced that he is right.

Maybe she thought the garbage and rocks in your head were interesting. But finally, garbage is garbage and rocks are rocks.

Things may look different to you than they did before. I've had that experience myself. But don't let appearances fool you. There's only one reality.