It is our illusions that create the world

Quote by Didier Cauwelaert

Topics: Illusions Quotes, World Quotes

Illusions are art, for the feeling person, and it is by art that we live,...

Illusions are art, for the feeling person, and it is by art that we live,...

The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make...

The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make...

Convincing my dog I really threw the ball is the closest I'll ever get to...

Convincing my dog I really threw the ball is the closest I'll ever get to...

Photography, as we all know, is not real at all. It is an illusion of...

Photography, as we all know, is not real at all. It is an illusion of...

Illusion is the first of all pleasures.

Illusion is the first of all pleasures.

Humility, that low, sweet root, From which all heavenly virtues shoot

Humility, that low, sweet root, From which all heavenly virtues shoot

A poor man with nothing in his belly needs hope, illusion, more than bread.

A poor man with nothing in his belly needs hope, illusion, more than bread.

Great feelings will often take the aspect of error, and great faith the aspect of...

Great feelings will often take the aspect of error, and great faith the aspect of...

As an organizer I start from where the world is, as it is, not as...

As an organizer I start from where the world is, as it is, not as...

Growing up is losing some illusions, in order to acquire others.

Growing up is losing some illusions, in order to acquire others.

What can this piece of paper do; imagine?

What can this piece of paper do; imagine?

All young women begin by believing they can change and reform the men they marry....

All young women begin by believing they can change and reform the men they marry....

We must select the illusion which appeals to our temperament and embrace it with passion,...

We must select the illusion which appeals to our temperament and embrace it with passion,...

It is respectable to have illusions - and safe - and profitable, and dull

It is respectable to have illusions - and safe - and profitable, and dull

The greatest obstacle to discovering the shape of the earth, the continents, and the oceans...

The greatest obstacle to discovering the shape of the earth, the continents, and the oceans...

Claridge's is elegant but determinedly unglamorous. The only fantasy it has to offer is the...

Claridge's is elegant but determinedly unglamorous. The only fantasy it has to offer is the...

The first man to see an illusion by which men have flourished for centuries surely...

The first man to see an illusion by which men have flourished for centuries surely...

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but...

The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but...

I have often thought what a melancholy world this would be without children, and what...

I have often thought what a melancholy world this would be without children, and what...