If you prefer illusions to realities, it is only because all decent realities have eluded you and left you in the lurch; or else your contempt for the world is mere hypocrisy and funk.
George SantayanaTruth is a jewel which should not be painted over; but it may be set to advantage and shown in a good light.
George SantayanaPhilosophy may describe unreasoning, as it may describe force; it cannot hope to refute them.
George Santayana