"All other swindlers upon earth are nothing..." - Quote by Charles Dickens
All other swindlers upon earth are nothing to the self-swindlers, and with such pretences did I cheat myself.
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More on Self Deception
“The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.”
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More on Honesty
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