Lies We Tell Ourselves Quotes by Richard Bach, Kirk Douglas, Pietro Aretino, James Wolcott, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Ilsa J. Bick and many others.
The worst lies are the lies we tell ourselves. We live in denial of what we do, even what we think. We do this because we’re afraid.We fear we will not find love,and when we find it we fear we’ll lose it. We fear that if we don’t have love we will be unhappy.
The biggest lie is the lie we tell ourselves in the distorted visions we have of ourselves, blocking out some sections, enhancing others. What remains are not the cold facts of life, but how we perceive them. That’s really who we are.
Telling you the truth than adore me for telling you lies.
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore me for telling you lies.
The lies the government and media tell are amplifications of the lies we tell ourselves. To stop being conned, stop conning yourself.
And you take care, too, Shahara. Remember the lies we tell ourselves to survive seldom bring peace to our souls. (Nero)
We all have our fictions, little lies we tell ourselves to keep going from one day to the next.
Deliver us from evil – from moral duplicity and weakness, from laziness and spiritual complacency, from those lies we tell ourselves from our fear of facing the truth.
The worst lies are the lies we tell ourselves.
