Illusion Quotes - Page 3
The most solid pleasure in this life is the empty pleasure of illusion.
Giacomo Leopardi (1987). “Leopardi: Poems and Prose”, Praeger Pub Text
Illusions commend themselves to us because they save us pain and allow us to enjoy pleasure instead.
Sigmund Freud (2014). “Reflections on War and Death”, p.10, The Floating Press
"Zodiacal Course". Book by Samael Aun Weor, 1986.
The "end of a world" never is and never can be anything but the end of an illusion
René Guénon (2001). “The Reign of Quantity and the Signs of the Times”, p.279, Sophia Perennis
Ralph Waldo Emerson (2004). “A Dream Too Wild: Emerson Meditations for Every Day of the Year”, Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations
The illusion which exalts us is dearer to us than ten thousand truths.
Anton Chekhov (2015). “The Collected Works of Anton Chekhov: Novellas, Short Stories, Plays, Letters & Diary: Three Sisters, Seagull , The Shooting Party, Uncle Vanya, Cherry Orchard, Chameleon, Tripping Tongue, On The Road, Vanka, Ward No. Six, Swedish Match, Nightmare, Bear, Reluctant Hero, Joy…”, p.3128, e-artnow
Government [is] an illusion the governed should not encourage.
John Updike (2012). “Couples: A Novel”, p.470, Random House
Progress is not an illusion, it happens, but it is slow and invariably disappointing.
George Orwell (1970). “A Collection of Essays”, p.64, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
It is an illusion to think that the matter can be resolved through words.
"Che Guevara Reader: Writings on Politics & Revolution".
