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    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.

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He seemed
For dignity compos'd and high exploit:
But all was false and hollow.

He seemed
For dignity compos'd and high exploit:
But all was false and hollow.

by John Milton Found in: Deceit Quotes,
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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.

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Every crowd has a silver lining.

Every crowd has a silver lining.

by P. T. Barnum Found in: Deceit Quotes,
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Hateful to me as the gates of Hades is that man who hides one thing in his heart and speaks read more

Hateful to me as the gates of Hades is that man who hides one thing in his heart and speaks another.

by Homer Found in: Deceit Quotes,
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Everyone is born sincere and die deceivers.

Everyone is born sincere and die deceivers.

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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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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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Deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.

Deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.

by Oscar Wilde Found in: Deceit Quotes,
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Cunning is the art of concealing our own defects, and discovering the weaknesses of others.

Cunning is the art of concealing our own defects, and discovering the weaknesses of others.

by William Hazlitt Found in: Deceit Quotes,
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