Oscar Wilde
Writer
"Nothing spoils romance so much as a sense of humor in the woman"
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Deceiving Others
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Oscar Wilde
Writer
"Romance should never begin with sentiment. It should begin with science and end with a settlement. Nothing spoils romance so much as a sense of humor in the woman. When one is in love one always begins by deceiving oneself, and one always ends by deceiving others. This is what the world calls a romance."
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Novelist, Philosopher
"Lying to ourselves is more deeply ingrained than lying to others."
Mark Twain
Writer, Humorist
"When a person cannot deceive himself the chances are against his being able to deceive other people."
LeBron James
Professional Basketball Player
"Be doers of the word and not hearers only, deluding yourselves."
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"We are never so easily deceived as when we imagine we are deceiving others."
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"We often shed tears that deceive ourselves after deceiving others."
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