"One man's faith is another man's delusion" — Anthony Storr

"One man's faith is another man's delusion"

— Anthony Storr

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32 Quotes by Anthony Storr

Anthony Storr has 32 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

It is true that many creative people fail to make mature personal relationships, and some are extremely isolated. It is…
If creative work protects a man against mental illness, it is small wonder that he pursues it with avidity; and…
All the world loves a lover, and a lover loves all the world.
The professional must learn to be moved and touched emotionally, yet at the same time stand back objectively: I've seen…
Had [Winston Churchill] been a stable and equable man, he could never have inspired the nation. In 1940, when all…
The human spirit is not indestructible; but a courageous few discover that, when in hell, they are granted a glimpse…
In a culture in which interpersonal relationships are generally considered to provide the answer to every form of distress, it…
Whether a belief is considered to be a delusion or not depends partly upon the intensity with which it is…
The ecstatic state of wholeness is bound to be transient because it has no part in the total pattern of…
It is a tragic paradox that the very qualities that have led to man's extraordinary capacity for success are also…
Avoidance behavior is a response designed to protect the infant from behavioral disorganization. If we transfer this concept to adult…
If we did not look to marriage as the principal source of happiness, fewer marriages would end in tears.

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More Delusion Quotes

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All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusions is called a philosopher. — Ambrose Bierce
When I was a kid, I thought I was the strongest man in the world. Then, the fastest runner and… — Jack Black
Getting rid of a delusion makes us wiser than getting hold of a truth. — Ludwig Borne
No man is happy without a delusion of some kind. Delusions are as necessary to our happiness as realities. — Christian Nestell Bovee
The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion. — Edmund Burke
Academic and aristocratic people live in such an uncommon atmosphere that common sense can rarely reach them. — Samuel Butler
There's always an element of self delusion among people who believe they ought to be President. There's an underestimation of… — Jimmy Carter
Practically all the relationships I know are based on a foundation of lies and mutually accepted delusion. — Kim Cattrall
Thought that is silenced is always rebellious. Majorities, of course, are often mistaken. This is why the silencing of minorities… — Alan Barth
But if thought is to become the possession of many, not the privilege of the few, we must have done… — Bertrand Russell
When fortune has been abolished, when every profession is open to everyone, an ambitious man may think it is easy… — Alexis de Tocqueville
Praying which does not result in pure conduct is a delusion. We have missed the whole office and virtue of… — Edward McKendree Bounds

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