Quotes About Deception

God! how is it that we fail to recognize that the mask of pleasure, stripped of all hypocrisy, is that of anguish?

Truth exists, only lies are invented.

Truth exists, only falsehood has to be invented.

La femme séduite est "énamourée". Difficile à regarder. C'est comme un animal. J'essaie de séduire. Puis quand c'est fait, je trouve ridicule la personne séduite. Incapable d'en jouir. Je l'ai rendue idiote, la belle affaire. Tour de cartes. Mais je joue avec mes cartes. Quel drôle de prestidigitateur, qui en veut aux spectateurs de croire, de l'applaudir, qui joue sans jouer, qui souffre de tromper sans tromper. Oui quelle drôle de vie.

It may look like a boat with a hole, but it may be a hole with a boat.

In my experience it is always the most innocent-looking creatures that can cause you the worst damage.

the glitter and wink of the trapped fish inside it.

I never really believed in Satan, or that there was pure evil in the world, until I came here.

They choose not to believe. Or they think we are lying. The crime is so enormous, they won't believe it. That's what the Germans are counting on.

There aren't enough people left who get mad, plain mad. Not mad for a cause or a purpose, but just generally mad at all the bitchery and fraud. We take fraud for granted. We accept it. We like it. We want to be had. That's where he was different. He knew he was being cheated and he didn't like it one tiny bit, whether it was some old biddy doing him out of his two dollars or a corporation telling him they made better cathartics. He was the last angry man.

I said you lie, knave!" shouted Beaumains, drawing his sword. "And for telling such craven falsehoods, you must die!" The knight looked plaintively at Roger. "What's wrong with this fellow?" "He was dropped on his head when he was a baby," answered Roger.

For appearances. Now there's a lovely thing to die for.

An illusion which makes me happy is worth a verity which drags me to the ground.

Winston Churchill is always expecting rabbits to come out of an empty hat.

It is dangerous to let the public behind the scenes. They are easily disillusioned and then they are angry with you, for it was the illusion they loved.

The truly innocent are those who not only are guiltless themselves, but who think others are.

Calumny is only the noise of madmen.

The intellect is always fooled by the heart.

Like lambs to the slaughter.

The man who cannot laugh is not only fit for treasons, strategems, and spoils, but his whole life is already a treason and a stratagem.

The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers.

Some folks can look so busy doing nothin' that they seem indispensable.

Travellers from afar can lie with impunity.

Truth is the safest lie.