I must not deceive myself too much.

我不能过分欺骗自己。

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Sorry, I do not want to deceive myself.

对不起，我不想欺骗我自己。

youdao

I never deceive myself. I just look at the facts.

我从来不自欺欺人。我只看事实。

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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