1,027 Quotes About Illusion

The people of today would rather stand next to a man with no substance but covered in gold, rather than the man with substance and wisdom of gold. What if God was dressed as a carpenter with dirty nails and beaten boots? Would you recognize your Maker? Would you give him your time? Your vote? A cup of tea or water? Only those with truth in them will recognize truth. And you must learn to recognize all that is untrue to get the truth.

Who knows what true loneliness is—not the conventional word but the naked terror? To the lonely themselves it wears a mask. The most miserable outcast hugs some memory or some illusion.

There's a difference between playing and playing games. The former is an act of joy, the latter — an act.

Does anybody know which are the thoughts of God, even if they are plants, mountains, sky, stars or whatever else?

Death from afar appears serene but it's an illusion. Death rips the soul from the body leaving behind just the casing.

Et puis, comme à chaque fois, c'est plus simple d'acquiescer et de ne rien dire pour éviter les problèmes en pensant qu'un court moment de joie apportera comme par magie le bonheur à long terme.

The distance of time’s separation brings us remnants of memories so ancient that most are lost in the mists of illusion…

Nevrátil som sa. Nebola to prvá ani najväčšia chyba v mojom živote, a navyše som sa bál, že sa dozviem priveľa a môj Thomas Bernhard sa zosype ako domček z karát.

What we feel is a choice.