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“In love deceit nearly always goes further than mistrust.”

“It is in disputes as in armies, where the weaker side sets up false lights, and makes a great noise, to make the enemy believe them more numerous and strong than they really are.”

Believe Light Strong Sides Enemy Army Noise Deceit Disputes

Book:The works of Dean Swift: comprising A tale of a tub, The battle of the books, with thoughts and essays on various subjects, together with The Dean's advice to a young lady on her marriage

Source: The works of Dean Swift: comprising A tale of a tub, The battle of the books, with thoughts and essays on various subjects, together with The Dean's advice to a young lady on her marriage

“The justification for those actions was that we were living in a very hard, predatory, cloak-and-dagger world and that the only way to deal with a totalitarian enemy was to intimidate him. The trouble with this theory was that while we live in a world of plot and counterplot, we also live in a world of cause and effect. Whatever the cause for the decision to legitimize and regularize deceit abroad, the inevitable effect was the practice of deceit at home.”

World Way Hard Home Action Causes Decision Deals Enemy Practice Trouble Effects Theory Inevitable Deceit Plot Justification Intimidating Cause And Effect Cloaks Daggers Predatory

Author:Norman Cousins

“How horribly rapid everything has been, from the days when men were not ashamed to talk of souls and of suffering and of hope to these low days of smiles that will never again be sly enough to hide the knowledge of betrayal and deceit.”

Men Has Beens Soul Enough Suffering Lows Corruption Betrayal Ashamed Deceit Rapids Sly

Book:The Beautyful Ones are Not Yet Born

Source: The Beautyful Ones are Not Yet Born

“Let us flee from the deceit of life and its supposed happiness and run to Christ alone, who is the Savior of souls. Him let us endeavor to find Who is present everywhere, and when we have found Him let us hold Him fast and fall at His feet (cf. Mt. 28:9) and embrace them in the fervor of our souls.”

Soul Running Christian Fall Found Christ Feet Embrace Deceit Orthodox Endeavor Savior Cfs Fervor Christ Alone

Book:Symeon New Theologian

Source: Symeon New Theologian

“I have tried my hand at bribery, blackmail, and deceit. And I've served time for everything, cept beggin on the street.”

Hands Evil Streets Deceit Blackmail Bribery

Author:Bob Dylan

“It takes more strength to cry, admit defeat. I have truth on my side, you only have deceit.”

Inspirational Sides Cry Defeat Deceit

Author:Madonna Ciccone

“All political parties die at last of swallowing their own lies.”

Lasts Political Lying Dies Politics Party Politician Deceit Anarchy Political Parties Swallowing

Author:John Arbuthnot

“There is no profit in deceit. An honest man knows revenge is not sweet.”

Knows Men Honest Sweet Profit Revenge Deceit Adages Honest Man

Author:Robert Palmer

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