Jean de La Fontaine Quotes

It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.

The best laid plot can injure its maker, and often a man's perfidy will rebound on himself.

I think you owe me something for deceiving me so exquisitely.

I fooled some of the most brilliant people in journalism.

Certainly, it seems true enough that there's a good deal of irony in the world... I mean, if you live in a world full of politicians and advertising, there's obviously a lot of deception.

The sharp employ the sharp.

We avenge intellect when we dupe a fool, and it is a victory not to be despised for a fool is covered with steel and it is often very hard to find his vulnerable part.

In fact, to gull a fool seems to me an exploit worthy of a witty man.

Is there any way we can screw him?

Anyone can lie. One need only have the requisite intention - in other words, to say something with the intention to deceive. Faking, by contrast, is an achievement. To fake things you have to take people in, yourself included.

Lucifer is a master at gradual deception.

And for a sucker play a man gets sucker pay; for the paymaster is on the job and never losses the pay envelope that is coming to you.

For the task assigned them Men aren't smart enough or sly Any rogue can blind them With a clever lie.

If you are trying to fool a farsighted or dimwitted person, a veiled facial disguise might be enough.

You think him to be your dupe; if he feigns to be so who is the greater dupe, he or you?

For 'tis the sport to have the engineerHoist with his own petard.

Like the juggler, deceiving by his tricks, one is deluded by egotism, falsehood and illusion.

If you use a trick in logic, whom can you be tricking other than yourself?

A cunning mind emphatically delights in its own cunning, and is the ready prey of cunning.

Many have made a trade of delusions and false miracles, deceiving the stupid multitudes.

Knavery is the best defense against a knave.

I ought to break your neck!" Clayton interrupted. Too late, Whitney realized that she shouldn't have been standing all this time on her "injured" knee. "Allow me to congratulate you on a fine day's work, Madam," he said sternly. "In less than twelve hours, you've brought Whitticomb to your side and Cuthbert to your feet.

Lying contains the same hostile elements as a practical joke in that the 'victim' ends up looking foolish in his own eyes and laughable in everyone else's.

Oh Satan you're a wily one.