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Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes.
1916.
Delusion
Delusions, errors, and lies are like huge, gaudy vessels, the rafters of which are rotten and worm-eaten, and those who embark in them are fated to be shipwrecked.
Buddha
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Delusions, like dreams, are dispelled by our awakening to the stern realities of life.
Alexander R. C. Dallas
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Dear delusions, fairy charms,
As fancy dreams in virtues arms.
Edward Lovibond
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Delusionlike the butterfly to soar.
Imre Madách
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