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Better a dish of illusion and a hearty appetite for life, than a f

Better a dish of illusion and a hearty appetite for life, than a feast of reality and indigestion therewith. – Harry A. Overstreet

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Pray look better, Sir… those things yonder are no giants, but windmills. – Miguel de Cervantes

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Illusion

The impression forces itself upon one that men measure by false standards, that everyone seeks power, success, riches for himself, and admires others who attain them, while undervaluing the truly precious thing in life. – Sigmund Freud

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Illusion

The one person who has more illusions than the dreamer is the man of action. – Oscar Wilde

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Illusion

Half the work that is done in this world is to make things appear what they are not. – E. R. Beadle

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Illusion

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The lover is a monotheist who knows that other people worship different gods but cannot himself imagine that there could be other gods. – Theodor Reik, Of Love and Lust, 1957

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Mere flimflam stories, and nothing but shams and lies. – Miguel de Cervantes

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That said, the question remains: how to strike the balance between free speech and mutual respect in this mixed-up world, both blessed and cursed with instant communication? We should not fight fire with fire, threats with threats. – Timothy Garton Ash

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