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illusions
«I have realized that the past and future are real illusions, that they exist in the present, which is what there is and all there is.»
Author: Alan Watts
(Interpreter, Thinker, Writer)
| About:
Illusion,
Time
| Keywords:
illusions, realized
«It is natural for man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts... For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth, to know the worst, and to provide for it.»
Author: Patrick Henry
(Lawyer)
| About:
Hope,
Illusion,
Mankind
| Keywords:
Against A, anguish, anguished, anguishes, apt, beasts, cost, illusions, indulge, indulges, painful, provide, provide for, shut, siren, Sirens, song, The Song of, The Whole Truth, transforms
«It's fear of the unknown. The unknown is what it is. And to be frightened of it is what sends everybody scurrying around chasing dreams, illusions, wars, peace, love, hate, all that--it's all illusion. Unknown is what it is. Accept that it's unknown and it's plain sailing. Everything is unknown--then you're ahead of the game. That's what it is. Right?»
Author: John Lennon
(Political activist, Singer, Songwriter)
| Keywords:
ahead of the game, chasing, frightened, illusions, In Love and War, peace-loving, plain, plain sailing, sailing, scurry, scurrying, sends, unknown, wars
«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 they sometimes collide with a bit of reality against which they are dashed to pieces.»
Author: Sigmund Freud
(Founder)
| About:
Illusion
| Keywords:
allow, a bit, bit, collide, collide with, commend, commending, commends, complaint, dashed, dashing, illusions, pieces, Reality Bites, save
«I don't think the human mind can comprehend the past and the future. They are both just illusions that can manipulate you into thinking there's some kind of change.»
Author: Bob Dylan
| About:
Future,
Mankind,
Mind,
Past
| Keywords:
comprehend, comprehended, comprehending, comprehends, human mind, illusions, manipulate, manipulated, Manipulating