Lying To Yourself Quotes

• 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, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love.

  Fyodor Dostoevsky

  Love, Life, Respect

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to such a pass that he cannot distinguish the truth within him.

  Fyodor Dostoevsky

  Respect, Lying, Men

  Fyodor Dostoevsky (2013). “The Greatest Works of Dostoevsky: Crime and Punishment + The Brother's Karamazov + The Idiot + Notes from Underground + The Gambler + Demons (The Possessed / The Devils)”, p.582, e-artnow

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• Lying to yourself is easy, too. I know. It's much harder to stay and deal with consequences.

  Maria V. Snyder

  Lying, Easy, Deals

  Maria V Snyder (2013). “Sea Glass”, p.394, MIRA

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• Sometimes good things fall apart so better things could fall together.

  Marilyn Monroe

  Change, Inspiring, Break Up

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• I guess the very first thing is to own your true self, and that includes achieving the point of not lying to others; the first step should be not lying to yourself.

  Ayumi Hamasaki

  Lying, Self, Firsts

  Cawaii Interview, December 2007.

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• Above all, do not lie to yourself.

  Fyodor Dostoevsky

  Respect, Lying, Occupy Yourself

  Fyodor Dostoevsky (2002). “The Brothers Karamazov: A Novel in Four Parts With Epilogue”, p.44, Macmillan

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• Lying to other people is fine and usually funny, but lying to yourself is tacky.

  Paul Neilan

  Lying, People, Tacky

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• People will never forget how you made them feel.

  Maya Angelou

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  Maya Angelou (2014). “Rainbow in the Cloud: The Wisdom and Spirit of Maya Angelou”, p.37, Random House

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• The secret to getting away with lying, is believing with all your heart. That goes for lying to yourself even more so than lying to another.

  Elizabeth Bear

  Lying, Believe, Heart

  "Fictional character: Emily Prentiss". "Criminal Minds". Season 6, Episode 18: "Lauren", March 16, 2011.

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• Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.

  Oscar Wilde

  Funny, Witty, Being Yourself

  Intentions "The Critic as Artist" pt. 2 (1891)

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• It is only when you're lying to yourself or hating some aspect of yourself that you'll get an emotional charge from someone else's behavior.

  Debbie Ford

  Hate, Lying, Emotional

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• All the things that are negative in me as a person - the incompetence and despair and weakness and pain - are like a gift from God in a performer. If you don't hide them and if you stop lying to yourself about what you are and are not, there is a ring or a tent or a stage where you can take them and use them to make something beautiful.

  Elizabeth Ashley

  Beautiful, Pain, Lying

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• The truth of the matter is, beauty is a specific thing, rare and fleeting. Some of us have it in our teens, 20s and 30s and then lose it; most of us have it not at all. And that's perfectly okay. But lying to yourself that you have it when you don't seems to me simple-minded at best and psychotic at worst.

  Julie Burchill

  Lying, Simple, Fleeting

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• Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.

  Oscar Wilde

  Being Yourself, Truth, Honesty

  "The Critic as Artist". Book by Oscar Wilde, 1891.

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• Above all, don't lie to yourself.

  Fyodor Dostoevsky

  Respect, Lying, Occupy Yourself

  Fyodor Dostoevsky (2017). “The Brothers Karamazov (English Russian Edition illustrated): Братья Карамазовы (англо-русская редакция иллюстрированная)”, p.96, Clap Publishing, LLC.

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• Jace,” she said. “Why are you doing this to me?” “Because you’re lying to me. And you’re lying to yourself.” Jace’s eyes were blazing, and even though his hands were stuffed into his pockets, she could see that they were knotted into fists.

  Cassandra Clare

  Lying, Eye, Hands

  Cassandra Clare (2012). “Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instruments Series (5 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass; City of Fallen Angels, City of Lost Souls”, p.630, Simon and Schuster

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