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"We ___ the loudest when we ___ to ourselves": Eric Hoffer (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lie

(Other definitions for lie that I've seen before include "Stretch out" , "Assume recumbent posture" , "Tell untruths" , "Rest; deception" , "Mistruth" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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