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Read through the most famous quotes by topic #deception
A deception arises, sometimes innocently but collaboratively, sometimes with cynical premeditation. Usually the victim is caught up in a powerful emotion - wonder, fear, greed, grief. Credulous acceptance of baloney can cost you money; that’s what P.T. Barnum meant when he said, “There’s a sucker born every minute’. But it can be much more dangerous than that, and when governments and societies lose the capacity for critical thinking, the results can be catastrophic, however sympathetic we may be to those who have bought the baloney. ↗
A true master will not deceive an able disciple. You are hampered by the limits you set and no limit can be set on skill. ↗
Language is something you inherit, it's never just you doing the talking, which helps when you're pretending. ↗
#fantasy #language #night-thoughts #self-deception #self-knowledge
Mindfulness helps us get better at seeing the difference between what’s happening and the stories we tell ourselves about what’s happening, stories that get in the way of direct experience. Often such stories treat a fleeting state of mind as if it were our entire and permanent self. ↗
