Johann Wolfgang von Goethe “We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe “We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Related Quotes “It is better to be deceived by one’s friends than to deceive them.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe “Unlike grown ups, children have little need to deceive themselves.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe “All men are by nature equal, made all of the same earth by one Workman; and however we deceive ourselves, as dear unto God is the poor peasant as the mighty prince.” -Plato “PRACTICE: Live our daily life in a way that we never lose ourself . When we are carried away with our worries, fears, anger, and uncertainty, we run away from ourselves and lose ourselves. The practice is to always go back to oneself. This is a very important practice!” -Inky Johnson “The best government is that which teaches us to govern ourselves.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe “Which government is the best? The one that teaches us to govern ourselves.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe “Upon the creatures we have made, we are, ourselves, at last, dependent.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe “My friend…care for your psyche…know thyself, for once we know ourselves, we may learn how to care for ourselves.” -Socrates “Let’s never try to get even with our enemies, because if we do we will hurt ourselves far more than we hurt them. Let’s do as General Eisenhower does: let’s never waste a minute thinking about people we don’t like.” -Dale Carnegie “In nature we never see anything isolated, but everything in connection with something else which is before it, beside it, under it and over it.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe