The visionary lies to himself, the liar only to others. 是甚麼意思?

“ The visionary lies to himself, the liar only to others.” ― quoted by Friedrich Nietzsche.

visionary = 有遠見/夢想的人

"lies to himself" 其實是指visionary對自己的信念與夢想充滿了有信心，甚至不惜 "矇騙" 自己都堅持認為 "夢想成真".

The visionary believes that even the unachievable dream will come true. "lies to himself" actually means "believes in himself insistently". It is his belief and is different from the "true lies" told by the liar!