Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes About Deception
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You are never so easily fooled as when trying to fool someone else.
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The cunningest dissimulation is when a man pretends to be caught in the traps others set for him; and a man is never so easily over-reached as when he is contriving to over-reach others.
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The most effectual way to be deceived is to believe oneself more cunning than one's neighbors.
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Men are inconsolable concerning the treachery of their friends or the deceptions of their enemies; and yet they are often very highly satisfied to be both deceived and betrayed by their own selves.
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In love deceit almost always outstrips distrust.
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We are inconsolable at being deceived by our enemies and being betrayed by our friends, yet we are often content in be being treated like that by our own selves.
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The reason we bitterly hate those who deceive us is because they think they are cleverer than we are.
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A resolution never to deceive exposes a man to be often deceived.
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The most ingenious men continually pretend to condemn tricking--but this is often done that they may use it more conveniently themselves, when some great occasion or interest offers itself to them.
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The sure way to be cheated is to think one's self more cunning than others.
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We often shed tears that deceive ourselves after deceiving others.
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Most of our faults are more pardonable than the means we use to conceal them.
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The intention of never deceiving often exposes us to deception.
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A man is sometimes better off deceived about the one he loves, than undeceived.
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It is as easy to unknowingly deceive yourself as it is to deceive others.
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Francois de La Rochefoucauld
- Born: September 15, 1613
- Died: March 17, 1680
- Occupation: Author