“The extremely tiny fraction who think regularly, accurately, creatively, and without self-delusion - in the long run, these are the only people who count.” PeopleThinkingLongSelfRunningTinyDelusionLong RunsFractionsSelf Delusion Author:Robert A. Heinlein
“And long shall timorous fancy see The painted chief, and pointed spear, And Reason's self shall bow the knee To shadows and delusions here.” LongSelfReasonShadowChiefsKneesFancyDelusionBowsSpears Book:The Poems of Philip Freneau: Poet of the American Revolution (Complete) Source: The Poems of Philip Freneau: Poet of the American Revolution (Complete)
“No one who has lived in the world as long as you & I have, can entertain the pious delusion that it is engineered upon principles of benevolence... the cosmos remains always beautiful and profoundly interesting in every corner-and if I had as many lives as a cat I would leave no corner unexplored.” IfsThinkingWorldLongBeautifulInterestingPrinciplesCatRemainsCornersCosmosDelusionBenevolencePiousUnexplored Author:Thomas Huxley