| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Deceit, Deceiver |
| | | Deceit and treachery make no man rich. | 1 |
| Deceit is in haste, but honesty can wait a fair leisure. | 2 |
| Deceiving a deceiver is no knavery. | 3 |
| He that accomplishes his ends by deceit shall render up his soul with anguish. Turkish. | 4 |
| If a man deceive me once shame on him, if he deceive me twice shame on me. | 5 |
| It is an ill thing to be deceived, but worse to deceive. | 6 |
| It is my own fault if I am deceived by the same man twice. | 7 |
| Know how to deceive, do not deceive. Modern Greek. | 8 |
| Men are never so easily deceived as while they are endeavoring to deceive others. Rochefoucauld. | 9 |
| No deceit like the world’s. | 10 |
| Nothing is more easy than to deceive ourselves, as our affections are subtle persuaders. Demosthenes. | 11 |
Oh! what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive. Sir Walter Scott. | 12 |
| One deceit brings on another. | 13 |
The wretch that often has deceived,
Though truth he speaks is ne’er believed. Phædrus. | 14 |
| There is a twofold pleasure in deceiving the deceiver. | 15 |
| There is no deceit in a brimmer. | 16 |
| There is no deceit in a bag pudding. | 17 |
| Who has deceived thee as often as thyself? Franklin. | 18 |
| Who will not be deceived must have as many eyes as hairs on his head. German. | 19 | | |
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