A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true.
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As quoted in The Routledge Dictionary of Quotations (1987) by Robert Andrews, p. 255
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Variant: There is nothing easier than self-delusion. Since what man desires, is the first thing he believes.
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Variant: The easiest thing in the world is self-deceit; for every man believes what he wishes, though the reality is often different.
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Third Olynthiac (349 BC)Demosthenes
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