So your theory would seem to be that lying to yourself is no lie at all because you haven’t deceived any third party. And if you then convince yourself of those lies, you’ll believe them enough to repeat them to other with the genuine conviction that they’re true.” "Something like that, ” I conceded uneasily. Zack Love
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This quote is an interesting take on the concept of lying to yourself. People tend to think of lying as deceiving someone else, but I think this quote makes a good point about telling yourself lies. When you lie to yourself, you are not deceiving anyone else, so why should it matter? If you believe something is true enough for yourself, then it has the same authority as the truth.

Source: The Syrian Virgin

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