Quotes About Illusion

Mefistófeles: Sexo desgraçado, sempre na ilusão! Seduzidos sempre, desde o pai Adão! Velhos ficam todos - mas inteligentes? Não caíste ainda em logros bastantes?

All comes at last to feeling; Name is but sound and smoke, Beclouding Heaven's warm glow.

That the life of man is but a dream, many a man has surmised heretofore; and I, too, am everywhere pursued by this feeling.

We are happiest under the influence of innocent delusions.

Dünyada bu hale dü?en bir ben de?ilim. Bütün insanlar ümitlerinde aldanm??, beklediklerini bulamam??t?r.

With fairest images of dreams infold him, Plunge him in seas of sweet untruth! Yet, for the threshold's magic which controlled him, The Devil needs a rat's quick tooth.

Et qu'as-tu à donner, pauvre démon ? L'esprit d'un homme en ses hautes inspirations fut-il jamais conçu par tes pareils ? Tu n'as que des aliments qui ne rassasient pas ; de l'or pâle, qui sans cesse s'écoule des mains comme le vif-argent; un jeu auquel on ne gagne jamais ; une fille qui jusque dans mes bras fait les yeux doux à mon voisin ; l'honneur, belle divinité qui s'évanouit comme un météore.

Su inquietud lo inclina hacia lo inalcanzable, pero percibe su locura sólo a medias.

You must, in studying Nature, always consider both each single thing and the whole: nothing is inside and nothing is outside, for what is within is without. Make haste, then, to grasp this holy mystery which is public knowledge. Rejoice in the true illusion, in the serious game: no living thing is a unity, it is always manifold.

Welch Schauspiel! aber ach! ein Schauspiel nur!

La vida humana se reduce a un sueño; esto es lo que muchos han pensado, y semejante idea no deja de perseguirme.

No man is more enslaved than he who falsely thinks he is free.

Ihr naht euch wieder, schwankende Gestalten, Die früh sich einst dem trüben Blick gezeigt. Versuch ich wohl, euch diesmal festzuhalten? Fühl ich mein Herz noch jenem Wahn geneigt? Ihr drängt euch zu! nun gut, so mögt ihr walten, Wie ihr aus Dunst und Nebel um mich steigt; Mein Busen fühlt sich jugendlich erschüttert Vom Zauberhauch, der euren Zug umwittert.

Feeling is everything, name is but sound and smoke that damp celestial ardor.

Uzaklar yakla??nca, özledi?imiz yere ula??nca görürüz ki hiçbir ?ey de?i?memi?tir. Kendimizi yine o yoksullu?umuzun dar çerçevesi içinde buluruz. Bu böyle sürüp gider ve ruhumuz hep elinden kaçan mutlulu?un ard?ndan gö?üs geçirip durur.

Tis feeling all; Name is but sound and smoke Shrouding the glow of heaven.

Dafür! Gefühl ist alles; Name ist Schall und Rauch, Umnebelnd Himmelsglut.

Gözlerin aç?k diye gördü?ünü san?yorsun.

Nessuno è più schiavo di colui che si ritiene libero senza esserlo

People imagine that they can hold their own against the literary production of the world. An illusion. You dig through the centuries, through all the various corners of the universe, and nowhere are you at home. Through this game, judgement and thought lose their edge. It is simply a waste of time and strength.

du bist nicht mehr zu retten, Da du dein Elend liebst; du klirrst mit deinen Ketten Und überredest dich, es sei Musik.

Entrando nella vita ci si lusinga, ma la vita non ci lusinga.

It could have been called the scam of the century, their pretense of a happy marriage,yet as several weeks passed and it continued with such perfection, Rebecca had to pinch herself to keep from believing it herself.

The world is exactly like you think it is, and that's why.