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Self deception Quotes

"None are more taken in by flattery than the proud, who wish to be the first and are not"

"He does not believe that does not live according to his belief."

"No man for any considerable period can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude without finally getting bewildered as to which may be the true"

"It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring."

"We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves "

"Don't delude yourself into thinking something's working when it's not or you're gonna get fixated on a bad solution"

"I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do because I notice it always coincides with their own desires."

"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself – and you are the easiest person to fool"

"Delusion is important to success."

"I never lie. I believe everything I say, so it's not a lie"

"The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in the world and he must hold to this illusion even when he knows it is not true"

"It's not denial. I'm just selective about the reality I accept"

"The trouble about trying to make yourself stupider than you really are is that you very often succeed."

"A man who lies to himself, and believes his own lies, becomes unable to recognize truth, either in himself or in anyone else, and he ends up losing respect for himself and for others."

"A fool grows without rain."

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