Quotes About Illusion

The world oftener rewards the appearance of merit than merit itself.

A man often imagines that he acts, when he is acted upon.

There are some disguised falsehoods so like truths, that 'twould be to judge ill not to be deceived by them.

He who imagines he can do without the world deceives himself much; but he who fancies the world can't do without him is yet more mistaken.

'Tis as easy to deceive ourselves without our perceiving it, as 'tis difficult to deceive others without their perceiving it.

Love does not make you weak, because it is the source of all strength, but it makes you see the nothingness of the illusory strength on which you depended before you knew it.

Words are naught but wind, and the fairest promises like dreams that take flight with the morning.

I used to walk down the street like I was a fucking star... I want people to walk around delusional about how great they can be - and then to fight so hard for it every day that the lie becomes the truth.

Mountains appear more lofty the nearer they are approached, but great men resemble them not in this particular.

As for the wine in the cups, it looked like water; but, as it tasted all right, what did its looks signify?

Fantasy is often better than reality. It's much more inspiring not to go to places than to go.

Perhaps it was because, in those days, I fed my hopes of freedom in whichever way I could, without realizing that I was only hooking myself to different lures. F

If I don't know I don't know I think I know If I don't know I know I think I don't know

Attempts to wake before our time are often punished, especially by those who love us most. Because they, bless them, are asleep. They think anyone who wakes up, or who, still asleep, realizes that what is taken to be real is a "dream" is going crazy.

They are playing a game. They are playing at not playing a game. If I show them I see they are, I shall break the rules and they will punish me. I must play their game, of not seeing I see the game.

Human beings seem to have an almost unlimited capacity to deceive themselves, and to deceive themselves into taking their own lies for truth.

It was cruel. Like opening a birdcage to let the bird fly out, whilst all the while it's tethered by the leg, and freedom is only an illusion.

Many a choice is made this way: By pretending it makes itself.

What does "true" even mean when it comes to a face? Only souls are true, and when you spill them to the air they melt away ...

Many a choice is made in this way: by pretending it makes itself. And many a fate is decided by those who cannot decide.

I was going to say the beginning is the good part, when it's all sparks and sparkles, before they are inevitably unmasked as assholes.

Because if Lazlo thought a dream could not be stolen, he underestimated Thyon Nero.

Karou enjoyed the idea that you could "believe what you want," as though reality were a buffet line. If only. Triple helpings of cake, please.

This wasn't a person, Zuzana thought, this was greed wearing skin.