Deception Quotes

"The trust of the innocent is the liar's most useful tool."

Stephen King

"Very few of us are what we seem."

Agatha Christie

"There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact."

Arthur Conan Doyle

"Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practise to deceive!"

Sir Walter Scott

"Appearances often are deceiving."

Aesop

"All warfare is based on deception."

"Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak."

“There's no art to find the mind's construction in the face.”

“The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.”

“All warfare is based on deception.”

“Hence, when able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must seem inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near.”

“Hold out baits to entice the enemy. Feign disorder, and crush him.”

“If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant.”

“Men are so simple and so much inclined to obey immediate needs that a deceiver will never lack victims for his deceptions.”