Deception Quotes

"All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must appear 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" "I believe the truth is only offensive when we’re lying." "Hurt me with the truth. Don’t comfort me with a lie" "You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time." "It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them." "An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast. A wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind." "It is easy to see the faults of others, but difficult to see one’s own faults. One shows the faults of others like chaff winnowed in the wind, but one conceals one’s own faults as a cunning gambler conceals his dice." "Give up what appears to be doubtful for what is certain. Truth brings peace of mind, and deception doubt." "The whole secret lies in confusing the enemy, so that he cannot fathom our real intent." "Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak." "He that has eyes to see and ears to hear may convince himself that no mortal can keep a secret. If his lips are silent, he chatters with his fingertips; betrayal oozes out of him at every pore." "It is impossible to escape the impression that people commonly use false standards of measurement." "God has given you one face, and you make yourself another." "Cunning... is but the low mimic of wisdom." "Knowledge without justice ought to be called cunning rather than wisdom." "Never tell your enemy he is doing the wrong thing." "Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism." "The truth is rarely pure and never simple." "If a woman tells you she's twenty and looks sixteen, she's twelve. If she tells you she's twenty-six and looks twenty-six, she's damn near forty" "I can't believe what you say, because I see what you do"