deceive Quotes

“Phineas was a poor deceiver, having had no practice.”

“The bigger the lie, the more they believe it.”

“Grown-ups don’t look like grown-ups on the inside.”

Because of the self-confidence with which he had spoken, no one could tell whether what he said was very clever or very stupid.

“You have to be a bit of a liar to tell a story the right way.”

“To make up lost money he pulled tricks in the lot, a change artist of the first order. I saw him wish a well-to-do man Merry Christmas so volubly a five-spot in change for twenty was never missed.”

“In politics, victory goes to those with cunning, mettle and deviousness, not those who have facts and principles on their side.”

“The easiest way to steal a man’s wallet is to tell him you’re going to steal his watch.”

“Eternity was in our lips and in our eyes. ”

“Any given man sees only a tiny portion of the total truth, and very often, in fact almost ... perpetually, he deliberately deceives himself about that little precious fragment as well.”

“Officers try to prove we are lying.”

“Something else drove (Connor) to run to that porch, but whatever the real reason was, Connor’s keeping it to himself.”

“Connor looks flustered and cornered for a moment before he comes to his senses and says, ‘Yeah. Yeah, I am.‘”

″‘So… everything that happened back there was all a show?’ Now it’s Connor’s turn to be unsure. ‘I guess. Sort of. Wasn’t it?‘”

“Sometimes people leave you Halfway through the wood Others may decieve you You decide what’s good You decide alone But no one is alone”

“If you are honest, people may deceive you. Be honest anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfishness. Be kind anyway.”