quotations about deception
You will destroy those who speak lies. Jehovah detests violent and deceitful man.
DAVID
Psalm 5:6
You paint a pretty picture
Deception's quite an art
Just one look at your party face
And I can see a broken heart
BOZ SCAGGS
"Picture of a Broken Heart", Come on Home
Some people are so much afraid of being deceived, that they never venture to trust; like misers, their avarice destroys their gain.
NORMAN MACDONALD
Maxims and Moral Reflections
An ounce of deception
Kills a pound of pain
MUDHONEY
"Ounce of Deception", Let It Slide
We are oftener deceived by being told some truth than no truth.
FULKE GREVILLE
Maxims
We never deceive people to benefit them, for knavery is a compound of wickedness and falsehood.
JEAN DE LA BRUYÈRE
"Of Mankind", Les Caractères
Charlie sang for a pocket full of pills
While deception was a clickin' his high heels
We're in tight playing seven one night stands
And deception made me as I am
GRANT LEE BUFFALO
"Demon Called Deception"
The best way to deceive a knave is to tell him the truth.
IVAN PANIN
Thoughts
How did it feel to be left in the dark?
Delusions, deceptions
How does it feel?
Useless, unloved, left to die?
DECODED FEEDBACK
"Dark-Star", Mechanical Horizon
Who makes the fairest show means most deceit.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Pericles, Prince of Tyre