Illusions Quotes

502 Illusions quotes by 369 unique authors

A man loses his illusions first, his teeth second, and his follies last. — Helen Rowland
...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… — Sigmund Freud
By that I mean, I think that it is true that politics and political heroes have to satisfy our need to be greater than mortal… — Sydney Pollack
I think on death as the apparent end of the illusions that encompass us. They all have a sudden and unexpected end, that challenges any… — Vachel Lindsay
Contemplative living is living in true relationship with oneself, God, others and nature, free of the illusions of separateness. — Thomas Merton
Our illusions-the beliefs we hold on to-are the very doorways to our freedom. We simply have to enter through them without grasping or pushing away.… — Adyashanti
A [wo]man who is unconscious of [her/]himself acts in a blind, instinctive way and is in addition fooled by all the illusions that arise when… — Carl Jung
Reality even when it is sad is better than illusions. Illusions are at the mercy of any winds that blow. Real happiness must come from… — Helen Keller
Solitude is the furnace of transformation. Without solitude we remain victims of our society and continue to be entangled in the illusions of the false… — Henri Nouwen
My idea of magic doesn't have much to do with stage tricks and illusions. The whole world abounds in magic. — Michael Jackson
The realization of Truth and Reality can never be created by the mind ... it always comes as a gift of grace. Inquiry clears away… — Adyashanti
There is no liberation to compare with freeing oneself from the illusions and delusions of the age in which one lives. — Terence McKenna
Illusions are the truths we live by until we know better. — Nancy Gibbs
Stupidity is falling pray to your own illusions. — Wojciech Kurtyka
It is necessary for the mind to become free of the illusions of this world and become a fine and marvelous instrument of the Inner… — Samael Aun Weor
Ministry is a very confronting service. It does not allow people to live with illusions of immortality and wholeness. It keeps reminding others that they… — Henri Nouwen
What does it mean to know and experience my own â€œnothingness?â€ It is not enough to turn away in disgust from my illusions and faults… — Thomas Merton
The accursed one does not allow the eye of the heart to see the Lord or His saints. He darkens our heart in every way.… — John of Kronstadt
Now, you believe you are a material person dabbling with. But essentially, you are a spiritual being dabbling with the material world means you have… — Jaggi Vasudev
Disabused of our illusions by much travel and travail, we awaken one day to find that the sacred center is here and now - in… — Parker J. Palmer

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