Quotes about Lying to ourselves

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A fear of weakness only strengthens weakness. — Criss Jami, Salomé: In Every Inch In Every Mile
When you're dealing with frauds and liars, listen more to what they don't say than what they do. — DaShanne Stokes
Such an impolite person. He is honest with everyone. — Ljupka Cvetanova, The New Land
Repeat a lie a hundred times and it becomes an ideal. — Ljupka Cvetanova, The New Land
I had great pity on Ansje, because she always acted very happy, but I believed that it was really a front. I could see t — Diet Eman, Things We Couldn't Say
...today, I’m writing about the extraordinary; those ‘moments’ in life that reach us, and change us. Those moments take — Dianna Hardy, The Spell of Summer
Literature is the product of a deep-seated need for honesty. Hence, those who lie most are struck most deeply by it, and — Anthony Marais
...the truth was more powerful than a lie could ever be (Eric) — Shannon A. Thompson, Minutes Before Sunset
Writers are liars trying to come clean. That’s why the best ones are the most tragic. — Anthony Marais
Sometimes, lies were the same things as wishes. Sometimes, wishes were things to hate. — Shannon A. Thompson, July Lightning
The lies we tell other people are nothing to the lies we tell ourselves. — Derek Landy, Death Bringer
The brain is unreliable. It relies on lies. — Brian Spellman, If the mind fits, shrink it
Privilege is when you contribute to the oppression of others and then claim that you are the one being discriminated aga — DaShanne Stokes
Men prefer sweet lies to unpleasant truths — Bangambiki Habyarimana, The Great Pearl of Wisdom
Regardless of how far a person runs, a lie will eventually catch up to them. — Donald L. Hicks, Look into the stillness
Don’t be sorry for the truth. A harsh truth is less damaging than a tender lie, and the worst lies are the ones we tell — Dianna Hardy, The Spell of Summer
There are no secrets.' The thing smiled, showing a row of even, childlike teeth. 'None worth keeping. Only the ones you — David Hewson, Macbeth
Among today's adept practitioners, the lie has long since lost its honest function of misrepresenting reality. Nobody be — Theodor W. Adorno, Minima Moralia: Reflections from a Damaged Life
It’s going to be okay, Eric," Urte said, helping me sit up. I shook my head. "Lying is my forte, Urte, not yours.” (Eric — Shannon A. Thompson, Minutes Before Sunset
Lie long enough and eventually you'll believe yourself. — Ahmed Mostafa