“The power of self deception is great in the case of all men, but I incline to think that it is greatest in the case of a popular official such as a Bishop, who never hears anything but his own voice, and the syncophantic acclamations which it evokes.”
“Some men are not capable of learning anything that does not agree with their own opinions.”
“A dolphin's smile is the greatest deception. It creates the illusion that they're always happy.”
“Our own heart, and not other men's opinions, forms our true honor.”
“Though being freed from sin, most remain slaves, blinded and gagged by their own deception.”