#deceit

I have never known a more vulgar expression of betrayal and deceit. ↗

— Lucien Bouchard

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It is discouraging how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit. ↗

— Noel Coward

#discouraging #few #honesty #how #many

When I consider life, it is all a cheat. Yet fooled with hope, people favor this deceit. ↗

— John Dryden

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In times of universal deceit, telling the truth will be a revolutionary act. ↗

— George Orwell

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As to the deceit perpetrated upon women, let it pass, for, when love is in the way, men and women as a general rule dupe each other. ↗

— Giacomo Casanova

#dupe #each #general #general rule #love

Integrity is the lifeblood of democracy. Deceit is a poison in its veins. ↗

— Edward Kennedy

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You must remember, my dear lady, the most important rule of any successful illusion: First, the people must want to believe in it. ↗

— Libba Bray

#deceit #success

The angel destroyed me! He seduced me with a pure voice, spoke kind words, and stroked my hair to lower my guard, to make me trust him, to trick me! He sullied my body, my voice, my heart; remade me as a terrifying monster; turned me into his companion! The angel was a disfigured phantom wearing a mask! ↗

— Mizuki Nomura

#love #seduction #love

The only thing more frustrating than slanderers is those foolish enough to listen to them. ↗

— Criss Jami

#deceived #envy #false #falsehood #fool

God hath given you one face, and you make yourself another. ↗

— William Shakespeare

#falsehood #shakespeare