Though he maydeceive neighbours, acquaintances, fellow-worshippers, and ministers with a form of godliness, does he think that he can deceive God?
He may boast confidently of election, grace, faith, hope, and knowledge, and deceive ignorant people.
You may deceive ministers, and friends, and neighbours,--but you cannot deceive Christ.
You know me too well, my dear guardian--excellent Lucy--to think that I would deliberately deceiveeither of you.
It was easy to see that the man was perfectly able to distinguish, by means of the eye alone, between the people of the two countries, though the eye would sometimes deceive even the most practised judges.
Registry under a particular name may be refused if in the opinion of the registrar the name is likely to deceive the members or the public as to the nature of the society or as to its identity.
I hate a hypocrite, or a person who will, in any way, deceive another.
I told you he was certain to come; and that it was not possible for him to deceive me.
It was done to deceive the officers--so that he might the more easily find an opportunity of escaping from the ship.
She trusted that her letter would suffice, without other evidence, to relations so poor, and who could have no suspicion of any interest to deceive them.
Ah," he said with melancholy bitterness, "you deceiveme no longer now!
I know--I know by the mysterious sympathy of my own soul, that you could never deceive me more!
Sophy has at last convinced Waife that his senses do not deceive him, nor hers wander.
They did notdeceive the dogs; but no man heard them, nor saw them.
But when Coventry, presuming on this, implored him to reveal where she was, the old man stood stanch, and said that was told him under a solemn assurance of secrecy, and nothing should induce him to deceive his daughter.
The early operations of the Duke of Savoy were at first intended to deceive the enemy.
The Prince of Orange, however, was too sagacious to deceive himself long, and became satisfied very soon that no Netherlander was likely to be selected for Regent.
Andronicus did his best to put such a colour upon it as would deceive his master.
At first the branches of trees and similar natural cover were used todeceive the airmen.
I couldn't deceive a setting hen or a Berlin wool antimacassar.
I deceive ma looks a good bit, sir," she answered.
Your Highness is pleased to deceive yourself," answered Miss Spoelmann.
You pretended you believed it, and like a weak fool, I let your cunning deceive me.
Indeed, madame, and you may well think it strange, for have I not seen you drop your fan in order to deceive the man who picks it up?
He had watched his mother's proceedings, and had kept her in ignorance of his own, making use of all the faults she had inculcated in order to deceive her.
If you deceive me, you will be sternly dealt with.
But he must be a clever man who could deceive Catherine.
Christophe, to deceive the apprentices whom he heard behind him.
I will answer for you, and will show the Reformers how greatly they deceive themselves if they hope to have you for their leader.
Was he right in allowing them to deceive themselves into a belief that he was a supernatural being?
It is useless for me to try to deceive myself, Cuitcatl.
This statement will not, I hope, deceive you into believing that as a consequence they are really free agents .
These officers deceive others by these falsehoods, but they know too well the conditions to be themselves deceived.
There was something in it--something besides a mere desire to deceive her.
The rest of the paper had been covered with scribbling to deceive the crowd.
He even tried to deceive himself into the belief that this was a spiritual relationship, but underneath all was a burning sense of her beauty, her physical charm, her passion.
The playwright should not deceive his audience either in the manipulation of characters or occurrences.
Having formerly deceived women, it is equitable that a woman in her turn should deceive him.
Cador, the better todeceive the king, pretended to come and accuse us both.
He and his were the only Europeans who did not deceive us, and seize on our land.
No prompting or checking of the hand is heeded; the power is gone; and this only because the parties are made conscious of what they are really doing mechanically, and so are unable unwittingly to deceive themselves.
We may deceive ourselves, and are liable to be deceived by an erroneous appreciation of the sensations which we receive from the objects surrounding us--illusions--but of the nature of which we may readily convince ourselves.
I deceive myself when I try to persuade myself that the prior only ordered me to pick out ten beads!
Only do not deceive yourself, the conversion of a sinner is not his cure, but only his convalescence; and this convalescence sometimes lasts for several years and is often long.
He is so good that He Himself wishes to deceive Himself about our merits.
No, I will not deceive you, I was twenty-seven years and three moons.
I doubt his taking so much trouble merely to deceive three wanderers who lacked the knowledge even to check them," I said.
Then throw some chaff mixed with a little wheat about the bottom of the trap, in order to deceive the rats; for they are very sagacious, and will not enter a suspicious place.
