I must not deceive myself too much.

我不能过分欺骗自己。

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I refuse to deceive myself and I don't like self-pity.

我不想欺骗自己，也不喜欢自我怜悯。

youdao

I become tolerant of that sin and deceive myself into believing that God also will accept it.

我会变得宽容那项罪，并自欺到相信上帝也会接纳它的。

youdao

Because I prided myself on never having false hopes, on never permitting myself to imagine that things were better than they were, I asked myself whether I might be allowing the mirrors to deceive me.

NEWYORKER: Miracle Polish