The majority of men prefer delusion to truth. It soothes. It is easy to grasp. Above all, it fits more snugly than the truth into a universe of false appearances — of complex and irrational phenomena, defectively grasped.

The majority of men prefer delusion to truth. It soothes. It is easy to grasp.

People would rather believe than know.

The most deluded people are those who choose to ignore what they already know.

When one person suffers from a delusion, it is called insanity. When many people suffer from a delusion it is called Religion.

When one person suffers from a delusion, it is called insanity. When many people suffer from a delusion it is called a Religion.

When all else fails, there's always delusion.

Small-minded people blame others. Average people blame themselves. The wise see all blame as foolishness

Fundamentally, your brain doesn’t like or want to believe in randomness. It always believes you have some control, even when you don’t.

It may be delusional but we’re happier deluded. And delusion ironically makes us perform better on average.

Most people are living on an illusion based on someone else's beliefs.

People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can't find them, make them.

People who assume failure tend to have the failure.

"Delusions mean our individuality, our limitations as individuals, and also egocentricity. We cannot see the universe from the viewpoints of other people; we can see things only from "my" point of view. I cannot see from your point of view. Even though I think I can understand it, I really cannot see it, because it is not reality for me."

People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. The people who get on in this world are they who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can't find them, make them.