Self Deception Quotes

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Of all forms of deception self-deception is the most deadly, and of all deceived persons the self-deceived are the least likely to discover the fraud. — Aiden Wilson Tozer
In the horrifying calculus of self-deception, the greater the pain we inflict on others, the greater the need to justify it to maintain our feelings… — Carol Tavris
If the defeated and depressed group of disciples overnight could change into a victorious movement of faith, based only on autosuggestion or self-deception-without a fundamental… — Pinchas Lapide
It may be that the deep necessity of art is the examination of individual's and society's self-deception. — Robert Motherwell
Maturity is the ability to sort the portions of truth from the accepted lies and self-deceptions that you have grown up with. — Alexei Panshin
The only thing infinite is our capacity for self-deception — Robert Todd Carroll
The worst of all deceptions is self-deception. — Plato
Lean into the sharp points and fully experience them. The essence of bravery is being without self-deception. Wisdom is inherent in (understanding) emotions. — Pema Chodron
Food, clothing and shelter â€” these are the basic needs. Beyond that, if you want anything, it is the beginning of self-deception. — U.G. Krishnamurti
The fundamental factor of self-deception is this constant desire to be something in this world and in the world hereafter. — Jiddu Krishnamurti
Self-deception helps us deceive. — David Livingstone
If I had had to write only about imaginary people, I would have had to close up my typewriter. I wrote about my life in… — William Maxwell
Our capacity for self-deception has no known limits — Michael Novak
Self-deception is a defining part of our human nature. By recognizing its various forms in ourselves and reflecting upon them, we may be able to… — Neel Burton
Self-deception ultimately explains Japan's plight. The Japanese have never accepted that change is in their interest - and not merely a response to U.S. criticism. — Paul Samuelson
How much rationality and higher protection there is in such self-deception, and how much falseness I still require in order to allow myself again and… — Friedrich Nietzsche
This is the real tragedy of mankind, that until now the spirit of man has not been able to free itself, even along the path… — Phyllis Bottome
Our years, our debts, and our enemies are always more numerous than we imagine. — Charles Nodier
Man can try to name love, showering upon it all the names at his command, and still he will involve himself in endless self deceptions.… — Carl Jung
Self-deception is sometimes as necessary a tool as a crowbar. — Moss Hart

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