A man who lies to himself is often the first to take offense.
— Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov Show more
A man who lies to himself is often the first to take offense. — Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov Show more
“Above all, don’t lie to yourself. The man who 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
― Fyodor Dostoevsky
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“Above all, don't lie to yourself. 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, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others.”

To go wrong in one’s own way is better than to go right in someone else’s.
— Fyodor Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment
— Fyodor Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment
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People don’t lie to you about who they are – they lie to themselves in your presence