Nothing is so difficult as not deceiving oneself.

Nothing is so difficult as not deceiving oneself.

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.

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.

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.

It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.

It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.

Deception is a cruel act... It often has many players on different stages that corrode the soul.

Deception is a cruel act... It often has many players on different stages that corrode the soul.

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!