"The greatest obstacle to pleasure is not pain;……" — Stephen Greenblatt
"The greatest obstacle to pleasure is not pain; it is delusion."
More Delusion Quotes
- 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