“...a beggar's kingdom is better than a proud man's delusion.”
“Better a cruel truth than a comfortable delusion.”
“Sometimes a happy delusion is better than grim reality.”
“On the other hand, sometimes a happy delusion is better than grim reality.”
“For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.”
“Indolent and unworthy the beggar may be—but that is not your concern: It is better, said Joseph Smith, to feed ten impostors than to run the risk of turning away one honest petition.”