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Everything we see is an illusion. Even our perceptions of truth are illusory, illusory in the sense they're not complete.

Frederick Lenz

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Frederick Lenz
Age: 48 †
Born: 1950
Born: February 9
Died: 1998
Died: April 12
Author
Entrepreneur
San Diego
California
Illusion
Inspirational
Sense
Truth
Illusory
Everything
Perceptions
Even
Buddhism
Complete
Perception

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