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You can fool some of the people all the time, and all of the people some of the time, but read more
You can fool some of the people all the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all the time.
God is not averse to deceit in a holy cause.
God is not averse to deceit in a holy cause.
Deceit is in haste, but honesty can wait a fair leisure
Deceit is in haste, but honesty can wait a fair leisure
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.]
All deception in the course of life is indeed nothing else but a lie reduced to practice, and falsehood passing read more
All deception in the course of life is indeed nothing else but a lie reduced to practice, and falsehood passing from words into things.
When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always ends by deceiving others. That read more
When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always ends by deceiving others. That is what world calls a romance.
It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.
The pleasures of the world are deceitful; they promise more than they give. They trouble us in seeking them, they read more
The pleasures of the world are deceitful; they promise more than they give. They trouble us in seeking them, they do not satisfy us when possessing them and they make us despair in losing them.
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.
