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    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.

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Time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly so.

Time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly so.

by Douglas Adams Found in: Illusion Quotes,
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A house must be built on solid foundations if it is to last. The same principle applies to man, otherwise read more

A house must be built on solid foundations if it is to last. The same principle applies to man, otherwise he too will sink back into the soft ground and becomes swallowed up by the world of illusion.

by Sai Baba Found in: Illusion Quotes,
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Some of my best friends are illusions. Been sustaining me for years.

Some of my best friends are illusions. Been sustaining me for years.

by Sheila Ballantyne Found in: Illusion Quotes,
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The fundamental delusion of humanity is to suppose that I am here and you are out there.

The fundamental delusion of humanity is to suppose that I am here and you are out there.

by Yasutani Roshi Found in: Illusion Quotes,
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We cast away priceless time in dreams, born of imagination, fed upon illusion, and put to death by reality.

We cast away priceless time in dreams, born of imagination, fed upon illusion, and put to death by reality.

by Judy Garland Found in: Illusion Quotes,
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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.

by Patrick Henry Found in: Illusion Quotes,
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A woman should be an illusion.

A woman should be an illusion.

by Ian Fleming Found in: Illusion Quotes,
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Experience comprises illusions lost, rather than wisdom gained.

Experience comprises illusions lost, rather than wisdom gained.

by Joseph Roux Found in: Illusion Quotes,
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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

by Cyril Connolly Found in: Illusion Quotes,
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