We are never deceived we deceive ourselves.

Goethe
Some Similar Quotes
  1. And we all know love is a glass which makes even a monster appear fascinating. - Alberto Moravia

  2. Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak. - Sun Tzu

  3. Many things are not as they seem: The worst things in life never are. - Jim Butcher

  4. Never try to do anything that is outside of who you are. A forced smile is a sign of what feels wrong in your heart, so recognize it when it happens. Living a lie will reduce you to one. - Ashly Lorenzana

  5. Oh, what a tangled web we weave...when first we practice to deceive. - Walter Scott

More Quotes By Goethe
  1. For a man to achieve all that is demanded of him he must regard himself as greater than he is.

  2. But one must know where one stands and where the others wish to go.

  3. So lively brisk old fellow don't let age get you down. White hairs or not you can still be a lover.

  4. The artist alone sees spirits. But after he has told of their appearing to him everybody sees them.

  5. I call architecture 'petrified music'.

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