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Illusion Quotes by Sigmund Freud
- No, our science is no illusion. But an illusion it would be to suppose that what science cannot give us we can get elsewhere.
- The fateful question for the human species seems to me to be whether and to what extent their cultural development will succeed in mastering the…
- Religious doctrines … are all illusions, they do not admit of proof, and no one can be compelled to consider them as true or to…
- What is characteristic of illusions is that they are derived from human wishes.
- ...perhaps the hopes I have confessed to are of an illusory nature, too. But I hold fast to one distinction. Apart from the fact that…
- Illusions commend themselves to us because they save us pain and allow us to enjoy pleasure instead.
- Religion is an illusion and it derives its strength from the fact that it falls in with our instinctual desires.
- Illusions commend themselves to us because they save us pain and allow us to enjoy pleasure instead. We must therefore accept it without complaint when…
- One thing only do I know for certain and that is that man's judgments of value follow directly his wishes for happiness-that, accordingly, they are…
- Religion is a system of wishful illusions together with a disavowal of reality, such as we find nowhere else but in a state of blissful…
- The time comes when each of us has to give up as illusions the expectations which, in his youth, he pinned upon his fellow-men, and…
- I have no concern with any economic criticisms of the communist system; I cannot inquire into whether the abolition of private property is expedient or…
More Illusion Quotes
- Do not be misled by what you see around you, or be influenced by what you see. You live in a world… — Sai Baba
- A house must be built on solid foundations if it is to last. The same principle applies to man, otherwise he too… — Sai Baba
- He who desires to worship God must harbor no childish illusions about the matter but bravely renounce his liberty and humanity. — Mikhail Bakunin
- Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so. — Douglas Adams
- What is life? A madness. What is life? An illusion, a shadow, a story. And the greatest good is little enough; for… — Pedro Calderon de la Barca
- Free will is an illusion. People always choose the perceived path of greatest pleasure. — Scott Adams
- A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep. — Saul Bellow
- A poor man with nothing in his belly needs hope, illusion, more than bread. — Georges Bernanos
- Being a famous actress may give you a sense of being important, but believe me, it's just an illusion. — Juliette Binoche
- Animation is about creating the illusion of life. And you can't create it if you don't have one. — Brad Bird
- Magic's an art where you use slight of hand or illusion to create wonder. And I was just intrigued with that idea. — David Blaine
- I like coffee because it gives me the illusion that I might be awake. — Lewis Black