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- A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep. — Saul Bellow
- Suppose we were able to share meanings freely without a compulsive urge to impose our view or conform to those of others… — David Bohm
- I'm interested in memory because it's a filter through which we see our lives, and because it's foggy and obscure, the opportunities… — Kazuo Ishiguro
- Men who cannot deceive others are very often successful at deceiving themselves. — Samuel Johnson
- Self-deception is nature; hypocrisy is art. — Mason Cooley
- We are inconsolable at being deceived by our enemies and being betrayed by our friends, yet we are often content in be… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
- Meditation is not a matter of trying to achieve ecstasy, spiritual bliss, or tranquillity, nor is it attempting to become a better… — Pema Chodron
- How desperately difficult it is to be honest with oneself. It is much easier to be honest with other people. — Unknown Author