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

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

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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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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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I have realized that the past and future are real illusions, that they exist in the present, which is what read more

I have realized that the past and future are real illusions, that they exist in the present, which is what there is and all there is.

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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.

by Bertrand Russell Found in: Illusion Quotes,
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Illusion is the first of all pleasures.

Illusion is the first of all pleasures.

by Oscar Wilde Found in: Illusion Quotes,
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Romantic love is an illusion. Most of us discover this truth at the end of a love affair or else read more

Romantic love is an illusion. Most of us discover this truth at the end of a love affair or else when the sweet emotions of love lead us into marriage and then turn down their flames.

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It is our illusions that create the world

It is our illusions that create the world

by Didier Cauwelaert 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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