Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himsel... - Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov

"Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and 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."

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