Dupe Quotes
Sharp lines about deception, gullibility, and false promises.
These quotes look at deception from a few angles, criticizing self-help formulas that promise easy fixes and examining what it means to outsmart someone less careful. A related skepticism about easy answers appears in the Avowed collection.
Many self-help books give you these neat, tidy formulas that are really illusions. They dupe people into thinking, 'Well if I can just do that, then everything's going to be okay.' My work differs in that I don't offer quick...
As to the deceit perpetrated upon women, let it pass, for, when love is in the way, men and women as a general rule dupe each other.
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We avenge intellect when we dupe a fool, and it is a victory not to be despised for a fool is covered with steel and it is often very hard to find his vulnerable part.
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The last quote turns the lens on relationships, suggesting that both sides can mislead each other when romantic feelings are involved. For more on trust and its limits, see Gerry Harvey or the Jake Lamotta quotes.
