Quotes About Illusion

Truth is only what people want to believe and nothing more.

Langer showed again and again how the need to feel in control interferes with the accurate perception of random events.

The first step in battling the illusion of control is to be aware of it.

if events are random, we are not in control, and if we are in control of events, they are not random. There is therefore a fundamental clash between our need to feel we are in control and our ability to recognize randomness. That clash is one of the principal reasons we misinterpret random events.

The "floater" misses reality; the concrete-bound person misses understanding.

There is nothing which deceives us as much as our own judgement.

The greatest deception which men incur proceeds from their opinions.

Many have made a trade of delusions and false miracles, deceiving the stupid multitude." "Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!

The greatest deception men [and women] suffer is from their own OPINION.

Many have made a trade of delusions and false miracles, deceiving the stupid multitudes.

Jugaban ingenua y burlonamente al amor, sin sospechar lo más mínimo que eran cómo actores que, en broma, habrían al día siguiente de representar una tragedia

And what kind of a liar is he who can fool only others? To lie to oneself and believe it—that is an art!

It is sad to see a young man's fondest hopes and dreams shattered when the rose-colured veil is plucked away and he sees the actions and feelings of men for what they are. But he still has the hope of replacing his old illusions with others, just as fleeting, but also just as sweet.

And how do you know that you're mad? To begin with, said the Cat, a dog's not mad. You grant that? I suppose so, said Alice. Well then, the Cat went on, you see a dog growls when it's angry, and wags it's tail when it's pleased. Now I growl when I'm pleased, and wag my tail when I'm angry. Therefore I'm mad.

He was part of my dream, of course -- but then I was part of his dream, too.

Life, what is it but a dream?

So she sat on with closed eyes, and half believed herself in Wonderland, though she knew she had but to open them again, and all would change to dull reality.

what you would seem to be—or if you'd like it put more simply—Never imagine yourself not to be otherwise than what it might appear to others that what you were or might have been was not otherwise than what you had been would have appeared to them to be otherwise.

A dream is not reality but who's to say which is which?

To the Looking-Glass world it was Alice that said 'I've a sceptre in hand, I've a crown on my head. Let the Looking-Glass creatures, whatever they be, Come and dine with the Red Queen, the White Queen, and me.

I am not crazy, my reality is just different from yours.-Cheshire Cat

Cheshire Cat: If I were looking for a white rabbit, I'd ask the Mad Hatter. Alice: The Mad Hatter? Oh, no no no... Cheshire Cat: Or, you could ask the March Hare, in that direction. Alice: Oh, thank you. I think I'll see him... Cheshire Cat: Of course, he's mad, too. Alice: But I don't want to go among mad people. Cheshire Cat: Oh, you can't help that. Most everyone's mad here. [laughs maniacally; starts to disappear] Cheshire Cat: You may have noticed that I'm not all there myself.

If you think we're waxworks, he said, you ought to pay, you know.Waxworks weren't made to be looked at for nothing. Nohow! Contrariwise, added the one marked 'DEE', if you think we're alive, you ought to speak.

if you'd like it put more simply---Never imagine yourself not to be otherwise than what it might appear to others that what you were or might have been was not otherwise than what you had been would have appeared to them to be otherwise.