"It is sometimes useful to pretend we are deceived, because when we show a deceiving man that we see through his artifices, we only encourage him to increase his deceptions."

-- Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable

#Men Quotes #Deception Quotes #Anarchy Quotes

“Non...I am DANCING IN MY NUDDY-PANTS!!!' And we both laughed like loons on loon tablets. I danced for ages round the house in my nuddy-pants. Also, I did this brilliant thing-I danced in the front window just for a second whilst Mr. Across the Road was drawing his curtains. He will never be sure if he saw a mirage or not. That is the kind of person I am. Not really the kind of person who goes and raises elks in Whakatane.”
“Halloween is a liberal holiday because we're teaching our children to beg for something for free. â€¦ We're teaching kids to knock on other people's doors and ask for a handout.”

Source : "A Conservative Guide to Rhetoric" by Jack Hitt, www.newyorker.com. October 14, 2013.
“The brain is the cornerstone of virtually every facet of our lives. I wish we knew more.”
“Prayer does not fit us for the greater work; prayer is the greater work.”
“I feel like my music stands for the ultimate statement of irreverence.”
“There is among doctors, in acute hospitals at least, a presumption of stupidity in their patients.”
“Fear not, but trust in Providence, Wherever thou may'st be.”

Source : Thomas Haynes Bayly (1844). “Songs and Ballads, Grave and Gay”, p.42
“I learned in grade-school that after WWII European politicians considered sending Jews to Madagascar instead of Palestine. At the time I thought: Madagascar would've been so great.”

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