The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.

Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.

It has sometimes been said that we find nowhere in nature an analogue of the difference between "happens" and "is,"on read more

It has sometimes been said that we find nowhere in nature an analogue of the difference between "happens" and "is,"on the one hand, and "ought," on the other hand.

Dreaming only makes reality seem worse!

Dreaming only makes reality seem worse!

Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you read more

Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.

Reality leaves a lot to the imagination.

Reality leaves a lot to the imagination.

Reality is that part of the imagination we all agree on

Reality is that part of the imagination we all agree on

What our eyes behold may well be the text of life but one's meditations on the text and the disclosures read more

What our eyes behold may well be the text of life but one's meditations on the text and the disclosures of these meditations are no less a part of the structure of reality.

As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain; and as far as they are read more

As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain; and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality.