"We know how often in our lives..." - Quote by Swami Vivekananda
We know how often in our lives through laziness and cowardice we give up the battle and try to hypnotise our minds into the belief that we are brave.
More by Swami Vivekananda
“Art must be in touch with nature - and wherever that touch is gone, Art degenerates - yet it must be above nature.”
“Charity opens the heart.”
“How often does a man ruin his disciples by remaining always with them! When men are once trained, it is essential that their leader leave them, for without his absence they cannot develop themselves. Plants always remain small under a big tree.”
More on Self Deception
“If someone can prove me wrong and show me my mistake in any thought or action, I shall gladly change. I seek the truth, which never harmed anyone: the harm is to persist in one's own self-deception and ignorance.”
“Only one deception is possible in the infinite sense, self-deception.”
“It's the easiest thing in the world for a man to deceive himself.”