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William Hazlitt Quotes About Deception

Quotes about: Deception
  • Cunning is the art of concealing our own defects, and discovering other people's weaknesses.

    William Hazlitt (1837). “Characteristics: in the manner of Rochefoucault's Maxims [by W. Hazlitt].”, p.42
  • Life is the art of being well deceived; and in order that the deception may succeed it must be habitual and uninterrupted.

    William Hazlitt (1817). “The Round Table: A Collection of Essays on Literature, Men and Manners”, p.36
  • Life is the art of being well deceived.

    William Hazlitt (1817). “The Round Table: A Collection of Essays on Literature, Men and Manners”, p.36

William Hazlitt

  • Born: April 10, 1778
  • Died: September 18, 1830
  • Occupation: Writer
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