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Sometimes we are less unhappy in being deceived by those we love, than in being undeceived by them.

It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.

The easiest person to deceive is one's self.

We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.

When a person cannot deceive himself the chances are against his being able to deceive other people.

One who deceives will always find those who allow themselves to be deceived.

The world loves to be deceived.

It is better to be deceived by one's friends than to deceive them.

The senses deceive from time to time, and it is prudent never to trust wholly those who have deceived us even once.

Even good people are obliged to deceive.