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.

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A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool. - William Shakespeare

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Healing takes courage, and we all have courage, even if we have to dig a little to find it. —Tori Amos

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All our dreams can come true— if we have the courage to pursue them. — Walt Disney

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I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear. ― Nelson Mandela

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Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore. ― Andre Gide

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Language is courage: the ability to conceive a thought, to speak it, and by doing so to make it true.

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Life is to be entered upon with courage. -Alexis de Tocqueville

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I teach you the Overman. Man is something that shall be overcome. What have you done to overcome him? ... The time has come for man to set himself a goal. The time has come to plant the seed to his highest hope. ― Friedrich Nietzsche

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Circumstances don't make the man, they only reveal him to himself. ― Epictetus

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