The fear of being
The fear of being deceived is the vulgar version of the quest for Truth. Emile M. Cioran
Being Deceived
Dissimulation was his masterpiece;
Dissimulation was his masterpiece; in which he so much excelled that men were not ashamed of being deceived but twice by him. Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon
No man was ever
No man was ever so much deceived by another as by himself. Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke
We must remember that
We must remember that if all the manifestly good men were on one side and all the manifestly bad men on the other, there would be no danger of anyone, least of all the elect, being deceived by lying wonders. It is the good men, good once, we must hope good still, who are to … Read more
We are inconsolable at
We are inconsolable at being deceived by our enemies and being betrayed by our friends, yet we are often content in be being treated like that by our own selves. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
It is sometimes necessary
It is sometimes necessary to play the fool to avoid being deceived by cunning men. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
We should have no
We should have no more use or regard for money in any of its forms than we have for dust. Those who think it is worth more, or who are greedy for it, expose themselves to the danger of being deceived by the Devil. Francis of Assisi
I believe hundreds of
I believe hundreds of Christian people are being deceived by Satan now on this point, that they have not got the assurance of salvation just because they are not willing to take God at His word. Dwight L. Moody
Being deceived into thinking
Being deceived into thinking the perks of slavery are a good thing, we can easily aquire a preference for chains and a taste for the slaves rations. Dennis Green
It is more shameful
It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them. Confucius