85 Quotes About Deceived

If the truth gets in the way, I will remove it. But truth be told, removing the truth never removes the truth.

The strategy of fear is to convince us that we are underestimating it so that we will fall prey to the paralysis of overestimating it.

The greatest fool is not the person who has been fooled by the lies of others, despite how crafty and ingenious those lies might have been. Rather, it is the fool who has lied with such amazing dexterity and subtle finesse that he himself has come to believe his own lies. And this is the most forlorn and yet the most dangerous person that I can imagine.

How much of my life have I labeled as stolen, when in fact I gave it away?

Right beneath this shimmering...beneath this glittering surface of water liesa distorted view of the world above.

Deceivers are the most hideous creatures in the world

It is my prayer that we would stop for a moment, turn off the voices that clamor for our allegiance, put aside the incessant rant of political agendas, and sit with ourselves for just a moment. And in the quiet of that moment, listen to your heart. For what you will hear is not all that far removed from the people that the ‘voices’ and ‘agendas’ claim to be your enemies.

All my life I have been chasing people who I thought were my shields only to realize that they were the reason for the war inside me.

To recklessly excuse a failure is to believe that I’ve effectively erased it from the story of my life, when I’ve actually imprinted it in indelible ink.