Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good, to the praise that deceives them.

A hypocrite despises those whom he deceives, but has no respect for himself. He would make a dupe of himself too, if he could.

Whatever deceives men seems to produce a magical enchantment.

Memory is a sly devil that pretends to wear the cloak of truth, but deceives us both in our youth and our age.

The most common sort of lie is that by which a man deceives himself: the deception of others is a relatively rare offense.

Things are not always what they seem; the first appearance deceives many; the intelligence of a few perceives what has been carefully hidden.

A hypocrite despises those whom he deceives but has no respect for himself. He would make a dupe of himself too if he could.

Nature never deceives us it is we who deceive ourselves.

Whatever deceives men seems to produce a magical enchantment.

Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good to the praise that deceives them.

Sensual love deceives one as to the nature of heavenly love it could not do so alone but since it unconsciously has the element of heavenly love within it it can do so.