Quotes About Deception

Argot is nothing more nor less than a wardrobe in which language, having some bad deed to do, disguises itself. It puts on word-masks and metaphoric rags.

A criminal remains a criminal whether he uses a convict's suit or a monarch's crown.

What is called honors and dignities, and even honor and dignity, is generally fool's gold.

We live in the midst of a gloomy society. Success; that is the lesson which falls drop by drop from the slope of corruption. Be it said in passing, that success is a very hideous thing. Its false resemblance to merit deceives men. For the masses, success has almost the same profile as supremacy. Success, that Menaechmus of talent, has one dupe,--history.

To have lied is to have suffered.

Virtue has a veil, vice a mask.

It is like a skull, which still has holes for eyes, but no longer sight.

Water! pretending to be pure, thou resemblest false friends. Thou art warm at the top and cold at bottom.

Be it said in passing, that success is a very hideous thing. Its false resemblance to merit deceives men.

I have an old hat which is not worth three francs, I have a coat which lacks buttons in front, my shirt is all ragged, my elbows are torn, my boots let in the water; for the last six weeks I have not thought about it, and I have not told you about it. You only see me at night, and you give me your love; if you were to see me in the daytime, you would give me a sou!

Women play on their beauty as children play with their knives. And they hurt themselves on it, too.

Hence, that crown is the money of hell.

It may be remarked in passing that success is an ugly thing. Men are deceived by its false resemblances to merit. To the crowd, success wears almost the features of true mastery, and the greatest dupe of this counterfeit talent is History.

Sahte siyasi gerçekler ne kadar iÄŸrenç! Bir düÅŸünce, bir hayal, bir kavramdan dolay? giyotin ad? verilen o korkunç gerçeklik!

Dissimulation is an act of violence against yourself. A man hates those to whom he lies.

Geometry is deceptive; the hurricane alone is trustworthy.

Friend' is sometimes a word devoid of meaning; enemy, never.

We live in a sad society. Succeed--that is the advice which falls drop by drop from the overhanging corruption. In passing, we might say that success is a hideous thing. Its false similarity to merit deceives men.

Les contre-façons du passé prennent de faux noms et s'appellent volontiers l'avenir. Ce revenant, le passé, est sujet à falsifier son passe-port. Mettons-nous au fait du piège. Défions-nous. Le passé a un visage, la superstition, et un masque, l'hypocrisie. Dénonçons le visage et arrachons le masque.

evil condoned wears the mask of benevolence

Duša se ne predaje o?aju pre nego iscrpe sve obmane

You were speaking of my name a little while ago. That touched me; but let us, whoever we may be, distrust names. They may delude us. I am called Felix, and I am not happy. Words are liars. Let us not blindly accept the indications which they afford us. It

In the case of sand as in that of woman, there is a fineness which is treacherous.

Success; that is the lesson which falls drop by drop from the slope of corruption. Be it said in passing, that success is a very hideous thing. Its false resemblance to merit deceives men.