Self-Deception Quotes

"Nature never deceives us; it is always we who deceive ourselves."

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

"Lying to ourselves is more deeply ingrained than lying to others."

"The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him."

"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself – and you are the easiest person to fool."

Richard Feynman

“The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.”

“Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him.”

“The most common lie is that which one lies to himself; lying to others is relatively an exception.”