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A pleasant illusion is better than a harsh reality.
A pleasant illusion is better than a harsh reality.
Do not be misled by what you see around you, or be influenced by what you see. You live in read more
Do not be misled by what you see around you, or be influenced by what you see. You live in a world which is a playground of illusion, full of false paths, false values and false ideals. But you are not part of that world.
It is our illusions that create the world
It is our illusions that create the world
We must select the illusion which appeals to our temperament and embrace it with passion, if we want to be read more
We must select the illusion which appeals to our temperament and embrace it with passion, if we want to be happy
Illusions commend themselves to us because they save us pain and allow us to enjoy pleasure instead. We must therefore read more
Illusions commend themselves to us because they save us pain and allow us to enjoy pleasure instead. We must therefore accept it without complaint when they sometimes collide with a bit of reality against which they are dashed to pieces.
It is natural for man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against read more
It is natural for man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts... For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth, to know the worst, and to provide for it.
Some of my best friends are illusions. Been sustaining me for years.
Some of my best friends are illusions. Been sustaining me for years.
Illusion is the first of the pleasures
Illusion is the first of the pleasures
Time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly so.
Time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly so.
