Variant: The ultimate meaning of the systems approach... lies in the creation of a theory of deception and in a fuller understanding of the ways in which the human being can be deceived about (her) his world, and in the interaction between these different viewpoints.
Source: 1960s - 1970s, The Systems Approach (1968), p. 229; cited in Charles Smith (2007) "Deception Meets Enlightenment: From a Viable Theory of Deception to a Quirk About Humanity's Potential". In: World Futures Vol 63, p. 42
“the constant shower of the sun's mane
erases the footprints on thin ice
do not fear deception for the world lies atop deception
~Toushiro Hitsugaya”
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Source: The Tales of Alvin Maker, Alvin Journeyman (1995), Chapter 9.

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As quoted in Celebrity Register: An Irreverent Compendium of American Quotable Notables (1959) by Cleveland Amory.

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“If you're skating on thin ice, you might as well dance.”
Source: Where or When

“In skating over thin ice our safety is our speed.”
Prudence
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)
Variant: In skating over thin ice our safety is our speed.

“Jesus never walked on water, but he was always on thin ice.”
Ron English's Fauxlosophy (2016)