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An Illusion (n.) does ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠not conceal our woes but increases them, giving value to the valueless and making us feel privations we would never otherwise feel.

Illusion (n.) torments ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠us in vain over transitory things: he fled back to her expecting the old warmth, and found a quarter of it.

An Illusion (n.) of ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the senses: even when I give way to it I am no longer deceived by it — I know it for what it is and despise myself.

An Illusion (n.) of ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠others should be left them: unable to give people a taste for true good, Emile leaves them the imaginary good they are satisfied with, lest he leave them worse off.

An Illusion (n.) of ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠perspective is necessary: if we perceived the real dimensions of things we should know nothing of space — without false appearances we would see nothing at a distance.