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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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There is a cunning which we in England call the turning of the
cat in the pan.

There is a cunning which we in England call the turning of the
cat in the pan.

by Francis Bacon Found in: Deceit Quotes,
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The silly when deceived exclaim loudly; the fool complains; the
honest man walks away and is silent.
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The silly when deceived exclaim loudly; the fool complains; the
honest man walks away and is silent.
[Fr., Le bruit est pour le fat, la plainte pour le sot;
L'honnete homme trompe s'eloigne et ne dit mot.]

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The great masses of the people will more easily fall victims to a big lie than to a small one.

The great masses of the people will more easily fall victims to a big lie than to a small one.

by Adolf Hitler Found in: Deceit Quotes,
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The people wish to be deceived; let them be deceived.
[Lat., Populus vult decipi; decipiatur.]

The people wish to be deceived; let them be deceived.
[Lat., Populus vult decipi; decipiatur.]

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But Esau's hands suit ill with Jacob's voice.

But Esau's hands suit ill with Jacob's voice.

by John Dryden Found in: Deceit Quotes,
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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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The man creates a pseudonym and hides behind it like a worm

The man creates a pseudonym and hides behind it like a worm

by Sylvia Plath Found in: Deceit Quotes,
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False friends are like our shadow, keeping close to us while we walk in the sunshine, but leaving us the read more

False friends are like our shadow, keeping close to us while we walk in the sunshine, but leaving us the instant we cross into the shade.

by Christian N. Bovee Found in: Deceit Quotes,
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