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quotes-by-dilanka · 4 months

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Nothing is easier than self-deceit.

For what every man wishes,

that he also believes to be true.

—Demosthenes

#demosthenes #philosophy #self deception #deception #self deceit #investing #howard marks

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religion-is-a-mental-illness · 11 months

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"If someone is able to show me that what I think or do is not right, I will happily change, for I seek the truth, by which no one was ever truly harmed. It is the person who continues in his self-deception and ignorance who is harmed."

-- Marcus Aurelius

Truth matters.

#Marcus Aurelius #truth #self deception #religion is a mental illness

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pratchettquotes · 2 years

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There's a secret art to forgery, and Moist had discovered it: in a hurry, or when excited, people will complete the forgery by their own cupidity. They'll be so keen to snatch the money from the obvious idiot that their own eyes filled in all the little details that weren't there on the coins they so quickly pocketed. All you needed to do was hint at them.

Terry Pratchett, Going Postal

#moist von lipwig #going postal #discworld #terry pratchett #persuasion #conman #criminal #forgery #self deception #psychology #human nature #in a hurry #taking advantage #the secret art to forgery #all you need to do

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xxbird-skullxx · 8 months

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Shoutout to these songs for getting me into rock/metal back in mid seventh grade

#egypt central #self deception #starset #white rabbit #smoke you out #my demons #music #especially self deception #i was a very angry child #Spotify

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evilhorse · 11 months

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Too long have I hidden away in the cozy harbor of self-deceit.

#silver surfer #norrin radd #self deception #cozy harbor #psychoanalysis #never again #cosmic #ron lim #marvel comics #comics #90s comics #Jim Starlin

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loveandthepsyche · 1 year

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What is your orientation to truth?

Let’s be honest, it’s not really peace we’re keeping, is it? It’s an insidious form of codependency: I don’t think you can handle the truth, so I’ll withhold it… or I don’t want to deal with your reaction or upset to the truth, so I'll withhold it… or I don't want to take responsibility for what I’ve done, so I'll withhold… I am afraid of the potential outcome if I speak the truth…

Whatever the reason, this weakness of character ( 🚩) will ultimately contribute to the downfall of the relationship if it's not brought into your conscious awareness for healing. If you are committed to true union, speak the truth and confront what arises as a team, thereby resolving the issue & quite possibly creating an indivisible union. Otherwise, your silence poisons your relationship with the ongoing internal war you fight by squelching your truth, only to come out later as resentment, passive aggression and most times, contempt and sheer rage. Eventually resulting in the utter destruction of your relationship. You will project these pent up internal emotions at "the other" because by now your emotional imbalance is overflowing like a volcano ready to spew hot lava. And, it is 100% your responsibility and could have been prevented had you dealt with the issue at the onset and acknowledged the warning signs (your feelings) along the way.

So let’s be real: avoiding conflict has nothing to do with keeping or creating peace. You are lying to yourself when you tell yourself that. It’s actually avoidance of taking responsibility, simply not wanting to deal with the current reality present. The conflict doesn't disappear because you withhold the truth. It’s simply hidden, and more accurately, postponed in a subtle form of [self] deception. And this character weakness has the power to sabotage every area of your life if you don't hold yourself accountable and develop the tools to communicate with an orientation towards the truth and confronting the issue together, not confronting each other like you're in a war zone.

When the next opportunity arises, you have the power to choose--speak your truth and evolve your relationship and your being, or you can continue to run away and postpone that which is in the ultimate act of self-sabotage and emotional immaturity. The difference is creating the partnership your heart dreams of versus the torture, heartbreak and regret the ego so easily exploits.

~ Monet Euan

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catmint1 · 3 months

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Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed.

—Friedrich Nietzsche

#quotes #friedrich nietzsche #self deception #truth #illusion #text

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tenth-sentence · 8 months

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All the things he had said to make himself believe that she was good and kind and that her side was really the right side sounded silly to him now.

"The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" - C. S. Lewis

#book quote #the chronicles of narnia #the lion the witch and the wardrobe #c s lewis #edmund pevensie #jadis the white witch #self deception

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infamousblackcoat · 8 months

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How I look with "cis Male, He/him" in my bio

#self deception #my art #me #my persona #stuff i made

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kittyann · 2 years

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@saladbroth @heretherebedork @chawarin-panich It’s interesting to note how Akk, Kan, and Thua were all repressed characters. Kan had internalized homophobia which kept him from being close to Thua. Akk had repressed nearly all his feelings, will, and ability to question life in order to fit the mold of Suppalo’s Student Prefect. His soul and individuality were forced down again and again and his internalized homophobia was just a piece to it. While Kan had awareness he was holding back, Akk had little self-awareness before Ayan. Finally, Thua repressed his feelings. He hid his thoughts and emotions behind a calm facade. Eventually, all the ugly, violent feelings inside snapped out of him. He resented Akk for perpetuating the curse. He resented Aye for concealing the “truth” rather than exposing Akk immediately. He resented the school for how it handled the protestors. And as for Kan, Thua still somehow cared for Kan in he midst of everything. I wonder if one of the reasons he resented everyone for concealing the truth of the curse is that that curse was one of the main things keeping Kan from opening up to him. I hope the show will address Kan and Thua’s fallout more in Episode 12. The revelations of Episode 11 force me to see Thua in an entirely different way. For instance, if he was the one to set the dummy on fire and threaten the three Jums’ lives, why did he break down crying with Kan? Why did he say he appreciated the Kan who protected him when Thua clearly was fighting for himself the entire time? Why did he out Akk and Ayan in public if he knew how hard it was for someone with internal homophobia (Kan) to open up, even to the person he loves? In that respect, Thua’s feelings are sympathetic but his actions and words hint at a person acting out of vengeance and self-righteousness. This is toxic. Why did the show gloss over that major breakdown of trust between KanThua? Is Kan in denial now because the Thua he saw doesn’t match the Thua he thought he knew. Thoughts? Help! Someone please help me reason this out. My mind gets getting tied up in knots just thinking about it. 😅

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lenbryant · 6 months

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Stay curious...

#atheist #secular #evolution #science #reality #richard dawkins #deprogramming #deconstruct #decolonize yourself from religion #planet curious #sam harris #self deception #Youtube

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outstanding-quotes · 2 years

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In order to become whole we must try, in a long process, to discover our own personal truth, a truth that may cause pain before giving us a new sphere of freedom. If we instead choose to content ourselves with intellectual “wisdom,” we will remain in the sphere of illusion and self-deception.

Alice Miller, The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self

#alice miller #the drama of the gifted child #psychology #quote #wholeness #self actualization #personal truth #personal growth #true to self #freedom #intellectual #wisdom #illusion #self deception #healing

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theidealistphilosophy · 2 years

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There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.

Søren Kierkegaard, Source Unlisted.

#philosophy tumblr #philoblr #danish philosophy #philosopher #kierkegaard #existentialism #belief #truth #axiology #value #self deception #dark academia #life quotes

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1introvertedsage · 1 year

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If someone is able to show me that what I think or do is not right, I will happily change, for I seek the truth, by which no one was ever harmed. It is the person who continues in his self-deception and ignorance who is harmed. ~M. Aurelius~