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Nothing is easier than self-deceit. For what each man wishes, that he also believes to… — Demosthenes

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Nothing is easier than self-deceit. For what each man wishes, that he also believes to be true.

In the original Greek

διόπερ ῥᾷστον ἁπάντων ἐστὶν αὑτὸν ἐξαπατῆσαι: ὃ γὰρ βούλεται, τοῦθ᾽ ἕκαστος καὶ οἴεται

Demosthenes
349 BC
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DelusionCredulityTruth
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349 BCClassical antiquity
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Demosthenes
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Demosthenes. Olynthiac Three. c. 349 BC, Athens, Greece.

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