Demosthenes, Third Olynthiac quotes
"Nothing is easier than self-deceit. For what each man wishes, that he also believes to be true."
The trouble with most people is that they think with their hopes or fears or wishes rather than with their minds.
The ability to get to the verge without getting into the war is the necessary art. If you try to run away from it, if you are sc
"Nothing is easier than self-deceit. For what each man wishes, that he also believes to be true."