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    It is vain to find fault with those arts of deceiving, wherein
    men find pleasure to be deceived.

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You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the
people some of the read more

You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the
people some of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people
all of the time.

by Phineas T. Barnum Found in: Deceit Quotes,
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It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
[Fr., Car c'est double plaisir de tromper le trompeur.]

It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
[Fr., Car c'est double plaisir de tromper le trompeur.]

by Jean De La Fontaine Found in: Deceit Quotes,
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Pretexts are not wanting when one wishes to use them.
[It., Non mancano pretesti quando si vuole.]

Pretexts are not wanting when one wishes to use them.
[It., Non mancano pretesti quando si vuole.]

by Goldoni Found in: Deceit Quotes,
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Men are always sincere. They change sincerities, that's all.

Men are always sincere. They change sincerities, that's all.

by Tristan Bernard Found in: Deceit Quotes,
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It seems to me that there are two kinds of trickery: the "fronts" people assume before one another's eyes, and read more

It seems to me that there are two kinds of trickery: the "fronts" people assume before one another's eyes, and the "front" a writer puts on the face of reality.

by Francoise Sagan Found in: Deceit Quotes,
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a lot of elephants are running around with donkey jackets
in the Democratic Party.

a lot of elephants are running around with donkey jackets
in the Democratic Party.

by Al Sharpton Found in: Deceit Quotes,
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What song the Syrens sang, or what name Achilles assumed when he
hid himself among women.

What song the Syrens sang, or what name Achilles assumed when he
hid himself among women.

by Sir Thomas Browne Found in: Deceit Quotes,
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A sheep in sheep's clothing.

A sheep in sheep's clothing.

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Tricks and treachery are the practice of fools, that don't have brains enough to be honest.

Tricks and treachery are the practice of fools, that don't have brains enough to be honest.

by Benjamin Franklin Found in: Deceit Quotes,
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