Joel J. Miller » human nature http://joeljmiller.com At the Intersection of Faith and Life Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:50:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Adam Smith on self-deceit http://joeljmiller.com/adam-smith-on-self-deceit/ http://joeljmiller.com/adam-smith-on-self-deceit/#comments Wed, 12 Jan 2011 17:15:51 +0000 Joel J. Miller http://joeljmiller.com/?p=1730

Self-deceit, this fatal weakness of mankind, is the source of half the disorders of human life. If we saw ourselves in the light in which others see us . . . a reformation would generally be unavoidable. We cannot otherwise endure the sight.

Adam Smith
The Theory of Moral Sentiments, quoted in The Wisdom of Adam Smith, eds. John Haggarty and Benjamin A. Rogge (LibertyPress, 1976), 46.

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