The falseness of your own hearts, if you look not to them, may undo you(15).

Richard Baxter
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 We are prone to believe that the people in our lives are the ones who are really hurting us when in actuality, it is ourselves who are doing just that. People in your life will tell you what you want to hear.  Once they have your trust they will betray it.  The only way to know the true intentions of others is to look to your own heart.  Once you truly see what they are doing, you will be able to make the right decisions.

Source: The Saints Everlasting Rest

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