Provocative thoughts

[Vexari]

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 ~ (1821-1881)

Source.. The Brothers Karamazov