deceive oneself

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It is easy to deceive oneself when it is painful to tell the truth.

From Explanation of Catholic Morals A Concise, Reasoned, and Popular Exposition of Catholic Morals by Stapleton, John H. (John Henry)

Even from the restaurants it seemed to vanish for a time, and some of them are still doing their best to help one to deceive oneself with a curl of what is called butter substitute.

From The Pleasures of Ignorance by Lynd, Robert

One must become so adept as to deceive oneself.

From The Iron Heel by London, Jack

Would it not be a most miserable success to be able to deceive oneself, or others, as to whether one is or is not within the covenant of salvation?

From The Church of England cleared from the charge of Schism Upon Testimonies of Councils and Fathers of the first six centuries by Allies, T. W. (Thomas William)

And the young man— At this distance it was easy to deceive oneself, but did not that face bring something back?

From Born in Exile by Gissing, George