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
Delusions, like dreams, are dispelled by our awakening to the stern realities of life.
—Alexander R. C. Dallas
Dear delusions, fairy charms,
As fancy dreams in virtue’s arms.
—Edward Lovibond
Delusion—like the butterfly to soar.
—Imre Madách