We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Topics: Deception Quotes

We don't get to know people when they come to us; we must go to...

We don't get to know people when they come to us; we must go to...

A man does not mind being blamed for his faults, and being punished for them,...

A man does not mind being blamed for his faults, and being punished for them,...

By nature we have no defect that could not become a strength, no strength that...

By nature we have no defect that could not become a strength, no strength that...

Let everyone sweep in front of his own door, and the whole world will be...

Let everyone sweep in front of his own door, and the whole world will be...

A collection of anecdotes and maxims is the greatest of treasures for the man of...

A collection of anecdotes and maxims is the greatest of treasures for the man of...

Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.

Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.

To tremble before anticipated evils is to bemoan what thou hast never lost.

To tremble before anticipated evils is to bemoan what thou hast never lost.

Every spoken word arouses our self-will.

Every spoken word arouses our self-will.

The deed is everything, the glory is naught.

The deed is everything, the glory is naught.

Precaution is better than cure.

Precaution is better than cure.

Don't say that you want to give, but go ahead and give! You'll never catch...

Don't say that you want to give, but go ahead and give! You'll never catch...

Plunge boldly into the thick of life, and seize it where you will, it is...

Plunge boldly into the thick of life, and seize it where you will, it is...

It is easier to perceive error than to find truth, for the former lies on...

It is easier to perceive error than to find truth, for the former lies on...

All theory, dear friend, is gray, but the golden tree of life springs ever green.

All theory, dear friend, is gray, but the golden tree of life springs ever green.

Divide and rule, the politician cries; unite and lead, is watchword of the wise.

Divide and rule, the politician cries; unite and lead, is watchword of the wise.

My wish isn't to mean everything to everyone but something to someone.

My wish isn't to mean everything to everyone but something to someone.

There is no better deliverance from the world than through art; and a man can...

There is no better deliverance from the world than through art; and a man can...

Nothing is true, but that which is simple.

Nothing is true, but that which is simple.

Fishing is much more than fish. It is the great occasion when we may return...

Fishing is much more than fish. It is the great occasion when we may return...

What's really important is to simplify. The work of most photographers would be improved immensely...

What's really important is to simplify. The work of most photographers would be improved immensely...

This above all - to thine own self be true, and it must follow, as...

This above all - to thine own self be true, and it must follow, as...