A man who lies to himself and believes his own lies becomes unable to recognize truth, either in himself or in anyone else, and he ends up losing respect for himself and for others. When he has no respect for anyone, he can no longer love, and in order to divert himself, having no love in him, he gives way to passions and coarse pleasures, and sinks to bestiality in his vices, all from continual lying to other people and to himself.
— Fyodor Dostoevsky
Modern
Crime and Punishment, Brothers Karamazov
