But Andromache had never been swayed by self-deceit. From Wordnik.com. [Shield of Thunder]
"Are self-deceit, and lies and hypocrisy, so noble?". From Wordnik.com. [Explorers Of Gor]
Its a form of self-deceit that is as old as mankind. From Wordnik.com. [‘The Bully Party.’ | RedState] Reference
Their poor shifts at self-deceit are painfully familiar to us. From Wordnik.com. [By the Christmas Fire] Reference
But, it must be said that another factor entered into this self-deceit. From Wordnik.com. [The Miko]
This is make-believe, self-deceit and, above all, transparent hypocrisy. From Wordnik.com. [1980 Republican National Convention Address] Reference
But it seems to me that this is at best self-centred and at worst self-deceit. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-02-01] Reference
Only the atheist recognizes the boundless narcissism and self-deceit of the saved. From Wordnik.com. [Sam Harris: There is No God (And You Know It)] Reference
Layer upon layer of self-deceit, he now saw, layer upon layer of resistance to Sa's will. From Wordnik.com. [Ship Of Destiny]
It is truly a masterpiece of self-deceit and ambiguous outrage against he knows not what. From Wordnik.com. [The fundamentalist mind....] Reference
Private life in Tehran as in Beijing is not nearly so corrupted by hypocrisy and self-deceit. From Wordnik.com. [Discourse.net: The Moral High Ground] Reference
Institutions, like the people who staff them, have a remarkable ability to wrap themselves in self-deceit. From Wordnik.com. [Views From the Top] Reference
This sort of socially acceptable self-deceit is designed to spare hurt feelings and puff up our self-esteem. From Wordnik.com. [The Trophy Syndrome] Reference
What if you must give up kneeling at the altar of self-deceit or self-deprecation and learn to accept and love yourself?. From Wordnik.com. [Dr. Judith Rich: What Kind of Future Are You Creating Today?] Reference
Really, we are under rulership, and there is a long history of self-deceit in our country about who has control and what money can buy. From Wordnik.com. [Kenneth Kales: We Are the Power Base] Reference
Her words pierced the armor of his own self-deceit. From Wordnik.com. [The Lighted Way] Reference
We humans have an enormous capacity for denial and for self-deceit. From Wordnik.com. [Waving or Drowning?] Reference
The habit of self-deceit is as insidious and tenacious as any vice. From Wordnik.com. [The Masquerader] Reference
The serpent charms of self-deceit which he has so hugged are now broken. From Wordnik.com. [Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England] Reference
Ignorance is the danger of unawakened minds; self-deceit of the awakened. From Wordnik.com. [Sermons. Volume Third.] Reference
Hitherto we have spoken of self-deceit as hiding from us our besetting faults. From Wordnik.com. [Sermons. Volume Third.] Reference
He fights the battle of human nature against hypocrisy and self-deceit everywhere. From Wordnik.com. [Sermons on Faith and Doctrine by the Late Benjamin Jowett, M.A., Master of Balliol College] Reference
There was no refuge in ascetic resolve, in the self-deceit of spiritual enthusiasm. From Wordnik.com. [Demos] Reference
It shuns not only all crude counsel of despair but also the self-deceit of easy illusion. From Wordnik.com. [CrossFit: Forging Elite Fitness] Reference
He seemed to be swayed by an external impulse, and resented it with miserable self-deceit. From Wordnik.com. [The Gold-Stealers A Story of Waddy] Reference
If this innocent self-deceit gave her pleasure, it did not seem to me worth while to protest. From Wordnik.com. [A Romantic Young Lady] Reference
But it is a region in which the way lies readily open to all kinds of superstition and self-deceit. From Wordnik.com. [Religious Reality] Reference
Egan even compares the "self-deceit" of abortion-rights defenders to the self-deceit of Hitler and Stalin. From Wordnik.com. [Blogging Religiously] Reference
The self-deceit finally got too much and Vogt became clean and sober in 1985 and remained so the rest of his life. From Wordnik.com. [statesman.com - Highschool] Reference
And this strict scrutiny is no where more necessary, because there is no where more room for the operation of self-deceit. From Wordnik.com. [A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians, in the Middle and Higher Classes in this Country, Contrasted with Real Christianity.] Reference
When he gets stronger, he is sure to question you curiously about this dream; keep him in his self-deceit, as you value his sanity!. From Wordnik.com. [The Stolen Mask; or The Mysterious Cash-box. A Story for a Christmas Fireside] Reference
No fathers and mothers think their own children ugly, and this self-deceit is yet stronger with respect to the offspring of the mind. From Wordnik.com. [Book of Wise Sayings Selected Largely from Eastern Sources] Reference
Thus when we cast our first glance into the labyrinth of the religions of the world, all seems to us darkness, self-deceit, and vanity. From Wordnik.com. [Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion] Reference
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