"Nothing is so difficult as not deceiving oneself."

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Source : "Culture and Value" by Ludwig Wittgenstein, translated by Peter Winch, (p. 34e), 1980.

Ludwig Wittgenstein

#Deception Quotes #Investing Quotes #Deceiving Quotes

“Being self-critical is good; being self-hating is destructive. There's a very fine line there somewhere, and I walk it carefully.”
“My background is putting in large systems that change lives... The right kind of systems can bring honesty and efficiency.”
“If you really want to get in shape, you can't have those days where you feel weak.”
“A lot of these people, these program directors, just like anybody else in the world, even though they're supposed to be leaders in the world, they're followers. They follow what they think someone else is doing, instead of trying to blaze a trail.”
“God has set before you an open door which no man has a right or power to shut. If you should be shut out, it will be by your own unbelief, and not for want of a warrant to come. Enter, then, without delay or hesitation. None can less afford to delay than the aged sinner. Now is the time. Now or never. You have, as it were, one foot already in the grave. Your opportunities will soon be over. Strive, then, I entreat you, to enter in at the strait gate.”
“There is no 'way to peace,' there is only 'peace.”
“Beauty and Love are as body and soul. Beauty is the mine, LOVE is the diamond. They have together since the beginning of time- Side by side, step by step.”
“American-style iced tea is the perfect drink for a hot, sunny day. It's never really caught on in the UK, probably because the last time we had a hot, sunny day was back in 1957.”

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