Deception Quotes

"Never tell your enemy he is doing the wrong thing." "Knowledge without justice ought to be called cunning rather than wisdom." "Cunning... is but the low mimic of wisdom." "God has given you one face, and you make yourself another." "It is impossible to escape the impression that people commonly use false standards of measurement." "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." "Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak." "The whole secret lies in confusing the enemy, so that he cannot fathom our real intent." "Give up what appears to be doubtful for what is certain. Truth brings peace of mind, and deception doubt." "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." "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 more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them."