We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.

We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.

Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive!

Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive!

The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.

The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.

Do not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook beneath it.

Do not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook beneath it.

Had the devil come to our first parents personally and unmasked, they would have more easily seen the deception.

Had the devil come to our first parents personally and unmasked, they would have more easily seen the deception.

When people say they do not care what others think of them, for the most part they deceive themselves. Generally read more

When people say they do not care what others think of them, for the most part they deceive themselves. Generally they mean only that they will do as they choose, in the confidence that no one will know their vagaries; and at the utmost only that they are willing to act contrary to the opinion of the majorities because they are supported by the approval of their neighbors. It’s not difficult to be unconventional in the eyes of the world when your unconventionality is but the convention of your set.

Clouds that thunder do not always rain.

Clouds that thunder do not always rain.

The people of the world having once been deceived, suspect deceit in truth itself.

The people of the world having once been deceived, suspect deceit in truth itself.

I've never known a musician who regretted being one. Whatever deceptions life may have in store for you, music itself read more

I've never known a musician who regretted being one. Whatever deceptions life may have in store for you, music itself is not going to let you down.