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.
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Time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly so.
Time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly so.
Illusion is the first of all pleasures.
Illusion is the first of all pleasures.
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.
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.
Photography, as we all know, is not real at all. It is an illusion of reality with which we create read more
Photography, as we all know, is not real at all. It is an illusion of reality with which we create our own private world.
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
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.
A hallucination is a fact, not an error; what is erroneous is a judgment based upon it.
A hallucination is a fact, not an error; what is erroneous is a judgment based upon it.
