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It was the passions about whose origin we deceived ourselves that tyrannized most strongly over us.

Oscar Wilde
Passion, Deceived
Oscar Wilde, General Press (2016). “The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: Novel, Short Stories, Poetry, Essays and Plays”, p.51, GENERAL PRESS
It was the passions about whose origin we deceived ourselves that tyrannized most strongly over us.