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Edward George Earl Bulwer-Lytton
The easiest person to deceive is one’s own self.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Deception is turned inward, toward the person who might seem best placed to recognize it. The saying challenges confidence in our own explanations and beliefs. Being close to our motives does not necessarily make us an impartial judge of what we tell ourselves.
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