deceive oneself

Example Sentences

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One must become so adept as to deceive oneself.

From The Iron Heel by London, Jack

Even from the restaurants it seemed to vanish for a time, and some of them are still doing their best to help one to deceive oneself with a curl of what is called butter substitute.

From The Pleasures of Ignorance by Lynd, Robert

Maybe considerations of this sort weakened his power of resistance, but it was still necessary not to deceive oneself and to see everything as clearly as it could be seen at that moment.

From The Trial by Wyllie, David

The birds were trilling and chattering in the woods, and among so many sounds it was easy to deceive oneself.

From The Girl Crusoes A Story of the South Seas by Strang, Mrs. Herbert

All the rest is either to deceive oneself or to wish to deceive others; and to wish to deceive others in order to deceive oneself.

From Tragic Sense Of Life by Flitch, J. E. Crawford (John Ernest Crawford)