Appearances are often deceiving.

- Aesop

I might be deceiving myself but I do not think that I do have an inordinate fear of death.

- A. N. Wilson

I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I tell them the truth and they never believe me.

- Camillo di Cavour

Hope, deceiving as it is, serves at least to lead us to the end of our lives by an agreeable route.

- Francois de La Rochefoucauld