„A man who gives a good account of himself is probably lying, since any life when viewed from the inside is simply a series of defeats.“

— George Orwell

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„Autobiography is only to be trusted when it reveals something disgraceful. A man who gives a good account of himself is probably lying, since any life when viewed from the inside is simply a series of defeats.“
— George Orwell
„Men who have a tempestuous inner life and do not seek to give vent to it by talking or writing are simply men who have no tempestuous inner life.Give company to a lonely man and he will talk more than anyone.“
— Cesare Pavese
„For life makes no mistakes and always gives man that which man first gives himself.“
— Neville Goddard
„life is truly known only to those who suffer, lose, endure adversity, & stumble from defeat to defeat.“
— Anaïs Nin
„If I tell you I'm good, probably you will say I'm boasting. But if I tell you I'm not good, you'll know I'm lying.“
— Bruce Lee