“There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.”
-Soren Kierkegaard
“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
#lies#liar#soren kierkegaard#Kierkegaard#fyodor dostoevsky#dostoevksy#dostoyevski#Dostoyevsky quote#quote#quotes#fools#wisdom#true#truth#mine#don’t take it personal#literature quote#book quotes#book quote#slander#slandering#liars#lie#lying#academia#dark academia#literature#am I being petty?#perhaps. but do I care?#no.