The most common lie is that which one lies to himself; lying to others is relatively an exception.
A man who lies to himself, and believes his own lies, becomes unable to recognize truth, either in himself or in anyone else.
The visionary lies to himself, the liar only to others.
The worst lies are the lies we tell ourselves.
The worst lies in life are the ones we tell ourselves.
He would have lied to himself as facilely as an alcoholic lies to himself to justify the 10 a.m. tumbler of vodka : it may be early here, but in Baghdad it's almost evening.
We lie loudest when we lie to ourselves.
Every lie has 2 parts - the lie we tell others and the one we tell ourselves to justify it.
The lies the government and media tell are amplifications of the lies we tell ourselves. To stop being conned, stop conning yourself.
Lying to ourselves is more deeply ingrained than lying to others.
It is not only by dint of lying to others, but also of lying to ourselves, that we cease to notice that we are lying.
