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Deception Quotes

"Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Deception, Fraud, Honor, Succeed

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"I already hated that gray suit and then having to go through putting on that wig with a false front - again made me feel so trapped inside this person who was desperately wanting to break out of it but she was so caught up in the web of deception that she couldn't."

Kim Novak, American Actress

"Our covetousness for miracles and wonders leads into self-deception."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Deception, Miracles, SelfDeception, Faith, Desire

"I think President Obama is trying to deceive the public in pretending that he was not a part of Congress that has made some decisions in the past that got us to where we are today."

Sarah Palin, American Politician

Deception, Congress, Decisions, Past, President

"When dealing with two faced people, it is difficult to know which face is uglier, the real one or the manufactured one."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

Deception, Two-Faced, Truth, Character

"We're like Iraq. We're hiding missiles. We've got two missiles in reserve."

Jayson Williams, American Athlete

Deception, Iraq

"There are some frauds so well conducted that it would be stupidity not to be deceived by them."

Charles Caleb Colton, English Writer

Deception, Stupidity

"The essence of lying is in deception, not in words."

John Ruskin, English Writer

Deception, Lying, Words

"The story of my very first sale is the fact that I dreamed up a foolproof paper to cheat an insurance company out of several hundred thousand dollars."

Theodore Sturgeon, American Writer

Deception, Company, Fact, First

"Lying is the most simple form of self-defence."

Susan Sontag, American Author

Deception, Lying, Self

"Evil comes from all source of gospel that tells people that you could be rich and wealthy without doing the hard work."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Deception, Evil, Gospel, HardWork, Wealth

"When a hypocrite or a wicked leader is in power, anyone that becomes popular or stands out easily becomes a prey."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Deception, Hypocrisy, Leadership, Power, Popularity

"What the culture of get rich quick does to our people is People don't believe that hard work is worth it."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Deception, Get Rich Quick, Hard Work, Belief, Values

"Lying is done with words and also with silence."

Adrienne Rich, American Poet

Deception, Lying, Silence, Words

"When you live in darkness, you live under the ruler-ship of the devil."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Deception, Darkness, Devil, Fear, Ignorance

"Miracle focus gospel is creating an illusion in peoples head."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Deception, Miracle, Focus, Illusion

"Lying is an elementary means of self-defense."

Susan Sontag, American Author

Deception, Lying, Self

"I was involved, deeply involved, in a deception... I have deceived my friends - and I had millions of them."

Charles Van Doren, American Celebrity

Deception, Friends

"If you say merit does not matter but miracles or favor matters, you are equally destroying yourself and nation."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Deception, Merit, Miracles, Favor, Nation

"All possible means were used by the infatuated parents to conclude the bargain; and deception put an end to these usual artifices."

Adelbert von Chamisso, German Poet

Deception, Bargain, End, Parents

"Nothing is so boring as having to keep up a deception."

Edward V. Lucas, American Writer

Deception, Nothing

"Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Deception, Profit

"Cunning leads to knavery. It is but a step from one to the other, and that very slippery. Only lying makes the difference; add that to cunning, and it is knavery."

Ovid, Roman Poet

Deception, Cunning, Difference, Knavery, Lying

"The main weapon of the devil is disillusionment."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Deception, Devil, Weapon, Disillusionment, Faith

"I apologize for lying to you. I promise I won't deceive you except in matters of this sort."

Spiro T. Agnew, American Politician

Deception, Lying, Promise

"Jupiter from on high smiles at the perjuries of lovers."

Ovid, Roman Poet

Deception, Lovers, Smiles

"When you focus on miracles you will be manipulated."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Deception, Miracles, Manipulation, Focus, Faith

"One of the crafty tricks Satan plays is to guide a person safely on the wrong path. When your safety is the priority, you may be on the wrong path but may not know."

Israelmore Ayivor, Ghanaian Author

Deception, Path, Satan, Ignorance

"The gospel of miracle that we preach promotes death and encourages corruption."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Deception, Gospel, Miracle, Corruption, Death

"Our miracle centered gospel is what has turned our people into scammers."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Deception, Miracle, Gospel, Scam

"A miracle focus culture is propagating wickedness."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Deception, Miracle Culture, Wickedness, Propagation, Faith

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