Deception Quote by David Byrne

The fundamental factor of self-deception is this constant desire to be something in this world and in the world hereafter.

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

The worst of all deceptions is self-deception.

— Plato

Self-deception helps us deceive.

— David Livingstone

The most dire of all of life's grueling deceptions wedge themselves in in our minds between truth and perceptions.

— Wes Fesler

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…

— Neel Burton

Only one deception is possible in the infinite sense, self-deception.

— Soren Kierkegaard

The illusion of selfhood, ego, a separate identity is false.

— Frederick Lenz

The human mind has an infinite capacity for self-deception.

— Gertrude Atherton

Most of our platitudes notwithstanding, self-deception remains the most difficult deception. The tricks that work on others count for nothing in that very well-lit…

— Joan Didion

Our capacity for self-deception has no known limits

— Michael Novak

What is the most fascinating kind of self-deception to me, and a kind that isn't necessarily unhealthy, is what Friedrich Nietzsche called "strategic self-deception."…

— Clancy Martin

“The deception of others is almost always rooted in the deception of ourselves.”

— Bill W