Every age is fed on illusions, lest men should renounce life early and the human race come to an end.

Joseph Conrad
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Every age is fed on illusions , lest men should renounce life early and the human race come to an end. The Roman historian, Plutarch, wrote in his essay, “Life of Cato” that no man can live forever but that he can live long enough to make sure his life was worth living. He believed that the only thing to do was to make sure you lived long enough to enjoy what you had while you had it. It’s easy to get caught up in the illusion of our day and lose sight of what is important and worthwhile. One of the most famous quotes about illusions was by the American philosopher and essayist, Ralph Waldo Emerson: "Man...is a marvelous work, incomparably greater than any of the works of Nature; yet he is not a work of Nature; he is an enemy of Nature".

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