Free will is an illusion. People always choose the perceived path of greatest pleasure.
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WALTER BAGEHUT Democracy is a process by which the people are free to choose the man who will get the blame.
LAURENCE J. PETER Democracy is a process by which the people are free to choose the man who will get the blame.
DR. LAURENCE J. PETER There is no illusion in awaken mind, because everything is perceived as impermanent and transient.
ADITYA AJMERA It is just an illusion of freedom. We are, perhaps, as free as a railway carriage.
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EURIPIDES The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
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DAVID SHORE Pleasure may come from illusion, but happiness can come only of reality.
SEBASTIAN ROCH NICOLAS CHAMFORT Pleasure may come from illusion, but happiness can come only of reality.
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SUSAN DEL GATTO Pleasure admitted in undue degree
Enslaves the will, nor leaves the judgment free.
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GARY F EVANS... Choose your path or others may choose it for you.
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