“A man who lies to himself and believes his own lies becomes unable to recognize truth, either in himself or in anyone else, and he ends up losing respect for himself and for others. When he has no respect for anyone, he can no longer love, and in him, he yields to his impulses, indulges in the lowest form of pleasure, and behaves in the end like an animal in satisfying his vices. And it all comes from lying — to others and to yourself.”
― Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Portrait by Vasily Perov c. 1872
This morning I woke up feeling compelled to share this thought. We currently have a powerful example of such a person in front of us.
Some Members of the Society of the Friends of Jesus (Quakers) are atheists or agnostics. Some refer to GOD as The Truth.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speaking_truth_to_power
I never did give them hell. I just told the truth, and they thought it was hell.”
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