Absurd Quote by John Updike

The easiest person to deceive is one's self.

— Anonymous

Nothing is so easy as to deceive oneself; for what we wish, we readily believe.

— Demosthenes

It is easier to deceive yourself, and to do so unperceived, than to deceive another.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

It is as easy to unknowingly deceive yourself as it is to deceive others.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

It is as easy to deceive one's self without perceiving it, as it is difficult to deceive others without their finding out.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

The most effectual way to be deceived is to believe oneself more cunning than one's neighbors.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Nothing is so difficult as not deceiving oneself.

— Ludwig Wittgenstein

The most sure method of subjecting yourself to be deceived is to consider yourself more cunning than others.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Misinformation or distrust of vaccines can be like a contagion that can spread as fast as measles.

— Theresa Tam

It's the easiest thing in the world for a man to deceive himself.

— Benjamin Franklin

Unlike grown ups, children have little need to deceive themselves.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Nothing is so easy as to deceive one's self; for what we wish, that we readily believe; but such expectations are often inconsistent with…

— Demosthenes