No man is happy without a delusion of some kind. Delusions are as necessary to our happiness as realities.

Quote by Christian Nevell Bovee

Topics: Delusion Quotes

Heaven lent you a soul Earth will lend a grave.

Heaven lent you a soul Earth will lend a grave.

Our first and last love is... self-love.

Our first and last love is... self-love.

Books are embalmed minds.

Books are embalmed minds.

Youth is too tumultuous for felicity; old age too insecure for happiness. The period most...

Youth is too tumultuous for felicity; old age too insecure for happiness. The period most...

Next to God, we are indebted to women, first for life itself, and then for...

Next to God, we are indebted to women, first for life itself, and then for...

Kindness is a language the dumb can speak and the deaf can hear and understand.

Kindness is a language the dumb can speak and the deaf can hear and understand.

It is the passion that is in a kiss that gives to it its sweetness;...

It is the passion that is in a kiss that gives to it its sweetness;...

It is only an error in judgment to make a mistake, but it shows infirmity...

It is only an error in judgment to make a mistake, but it shows infirmity...

To quote copiously and well requires taste, judgment and erudition, a feeling for the beautiful,...

To quote copiously and well requires taste, judgment and erudition, a feeling for the beautiful,...

Wine is a treacherous friend who you must always be on guard for.

Wine is a treacherous friend who you must always be on guard for.

Enthusiasm is the inspiration of everything great. Without it no man is to be feared,...

Enthusiasm is the inspiration of everything great. Without it no man is to be feared,...

Youth is too tumultuous for felicity; old age too insecure for happiness. The period most...

Youth is too tumultuous for felicity; old age too insecure for happiness. The period most...

Tearless grief bleeds inwardly.

Tearless grief bleeds inwardly.

Books are embalmed minds

Books are embalmed minds

The cheerful live longest in years, and afterwards in our regards. Cheerfulness is the off-shoot...

The cheerful live longest in years, and afterwards in our regards. Cheerfulness is the off-shoot...

Earth took her shining station as a star, In Heaven's dark hall, high up the...

Earth took her shining station as a star, In Heaven's dark hall, high up the...

The next best thing to being witty is to quote another's wit.

The next best thing to being witty is to quote another's wit.

Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.

Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.

Love is like war: easy to begin but very hard to stop.

Love is like war: easy to begin but very hard to stop.

Learning without thought is labour lost; thought without learning is perilous.

Learning without thought is labour lost; thought without learning is perilous.