I almost never deceive.

Deception.  But then, of course, it all depends upon how you define it.  As a young adult I thought that I had done fewer things intentionally wrong than I had fingers on one hand,  I was quite proud of that "fact".  Then I learned to fully recognize deception. And now, oh, how many, many things for which I am truly sorry. Ego reus sum., Summopere paenitet me.  (I am guilty. I deeply regret it.)

Deception

self-portrait by Annmarie Throckmorton, copyright 2025