deceit, n.Definitions

Deceit is the daughter of trust.

Deceit is that glib and oily art.

Deceit is the natural disease of lovers and the ambitious.

Deceit's worse kind is self-deceit.

Deceit is simple. If one puts cream and sugar on a fly, it tastes very much like a raspberry.

Deceit calls for flexibility — a bird that will not be shot may be caught with a snare.

Deceit is never the scandle we make it out to be. We should not be upset that others hide the truth from us, when we hide it so often from oneself.

Deceit is not nearly as dangerous as self-deceipt. The man capable of deceiving himself is much more dangerous than the man capable only of deceiving others.