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“Thou of thyself thy sweet self dost deceive.”
― Shakespeare's Sonnets
― Shakespeare's Sonnets
“Falsehood flies, and truth comes limping after it, so that when men come to be undeceived, it is too late; the jest is over, and the tale hath had its effect: like a man, who hath thought of a good repartee when the discourse is changed, or the company parted; or like a physician, who hath found out an infallible medicine, after the patient is dead.”
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“To know when to use the truth is the essence of successful deception”
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“Nothing is easier than self-deceit.
For what every man wishes,
that he also believes to be true.”
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For what every man wishes,
that he also believes to be true.”
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“He had a certain air of being a handsome man--which he was not; and a certain air of being a well-bred man--which he was not. It was mere swagger and challenge; but in this particular, as in many others, blustering assertion goes for proof, half over the world.”
― Little Dorrit: Volume 1
― Little Dorrit: Volume 1
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