Deceit Quotes

“Propaganda is the art of persuading others of what you don't believe yourself.”

“There is no such thing as a little lie. A lie is a lie.”

“Long has the scheme of governing by fraud been gaining ground.”

“The fact is that a man who wants to do wrong has no harder task than to conceal it.”

“Extemporary effusion is the Tautology of a Fool showing himself to be a Knave.”

“Charade you are.”

“He who is not very strong in memory should not meddle with lying.”

“A liar must have a good memory.”

“A lie is not to be excused by the goodness of the end.”

“In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”

“The technique of infamy is to start two lies at once and get people arguing heatedly over which is true.”

“Hypocrisy is the necessary burden of villainy.”

“To the untrue man, the whole universe is false,—it is impalpable,—it shrinks to nothing within his grasp.”

“Teach him to think that all the world was made for one man's profit, and that lies are lawful, which secure his state.”

“Liars ought to have good memories.”

“To hold with the hare and run with the hound.”

“A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray itself.”

“Hateful to me as the gates of Hades is that man who hides one thing in his heart and speaks another.”

“A lie is a lie, and cannot be white-washed.”