Ricky Jay Quotes

It is not difficult to deceive the first time, for the deceived possesses no antibodies; unvaccinated by suspicion, she overlooks lateness, accepts absurd excuses, permits the flimsiest patching to repair great rents in the quotidian.

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

Sometimes you don't know who you can and cannot trust. I still learn that over and over again.

I used to trust people easily, but now I'm a little careful because some experiences have taught me to not trust anyone blindly.

I maybe trust too much.

There is none deceived but he that trusts.

I like being innocent, but know now when I am being taken for a ride.

You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you don't trust enough.

Who would not rather trust and be deceived?

One of the common failings among honorable people is a failure to appreciate how thoroughly dishonorable some other people can be, and how dangerous it is to trust them.

Who naught suspects is easily deceived.

The fear of being deceived is the vulgar version of the quest for Truth.

It is only prudent never to place complete confidence in that by which we have even once been deceived.

Oh mortal man, is there anything you cannot be made to believe?

Don't trust everyone, especially if they say, 'Trust me.'

The people of the world having once been deceived, suspect deceit in truth itself.

When you grow up, people don't speak the truth. You can see, when you trust people, you help them.

For a long time, I was very naive and very trusting. I Just didn't think anyone would want to do anything to harm me, but I learned through trial and error that that's not the case.

It's become hard for me to trust people and though I'm the type to go, 'everybody is born good,' you come to question that.

Those that trust no one, usually end up trusting the wrong person."-Umma to Midnight

The world is an old woman, and mistakes any gilt farthing for a gold coin; whereby being often cheated, she will thenceforth trust nothing but the common copper.

And you know, I believed him. What girl wouldn't?

It takes two people to make a lie work: the person who tells it, and the one who believes it.

A man who trusts everyone is a fool and a man who trusts no one is a fool. We are all fools if we live long enough.

The most mistrustful are often the greatest dupes.