Devious Quotes

Subtle, clever brain, wiser than I am,
by what devious means do you contrive
to remain idle? Teach me, O master. - William Carlos Williams

See how the sacred old flamingoes come,
Painting with shadow all the marble steps:
Aged and wise, they seek their wonted perches
Within the temple, devious walking, made
To wander by their melancholy minds. - William Butler Yeats

Respect is really only a devious route taken by violence. - George Bataille

Our law very often reminds one of those outskirts of cities where you cannot for a long time tell how the streets come to wind about in so capricious and serpent-like a manner. At last it strikes you that they grew up, house by house, on the devious tracks of the old green lanes; and if you follow on to the existing fields, you may often find the change half complete. - Walter Bagehot

Nothing ever guarantees you anything-that's my rule. My other rule is never believe anything that anyone tells you, and then you'll never be fooled. It's not as cynical as it sounds; it's just that people always say something for a reason-maybe a nice reason, maybe a devious reason-so on that level, you can't take things at face value. - David Hyde Pierce

Not only have the police been devious and deceitful with
us in our campaign to keep innocent men in prison... far worse, after having a child killer, the
police have deceived Mr. and Mrs. Bridgewater. - Michael Hickey

It's like someone cutting up a loved one in front of you, all the time insisting they've got your best interests at heart. They're very devious nowadays. - Malcolm Wilson