2857. The capacity to deceive

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You may not have

The capacity to deceive others,

But you do have

The capacity to deceive yourself,

And you are using that capacity

Either to belittle your soulful heart

Or to extol your doubtful mind

To the skies. ```

From:Sri Chinmoy,Ten Thousand Flower-Flames, part 29, Agni Press, 1982
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