Quotes by Herzen, Alexander

We have wasted our spirit in the regions of the abstract and general j >>

Education at school continues what has been done at home: it crystalli >>

We could hardly believe that after so many ordeals, after all the tria >>

Quotations about Illusion

For what we call illusions are often, in truth, a wider vision of past >>

A pleasant illusion is better than a harsh reality. >>

It isn't safe to sit in judgment upon another person's illusion when y >>

People who have realized that this is a dream imagine that it is easy to wake up, and are angry with those who continue sleeping, not considering that the whole world that environs them does not permit them to wake. Life proceeds as a series of optical illusions, artificial needs and imaginary sensations.

Herzen, Alexander