• Truth is not always the best basis for happiness. There are certain lies which may constitute a far better and more secure foundation of happiness. There are people who perish when their eyes are opened.

    Wilhelm Stekel: Truth is not always the best basis for happiness. There are certain lies which may constitute a far better and more secure foundation of happiness. There are people who perish when their eyes are opened.
    "Autobiography of Wilhelm Stekel: The Life Story of a Pioneer Psychoanalyst". Book by Wilhelm Stekel, edited by Emil Arthur Gutheil, p. 206, 1950.