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You see things; and you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say, 'Why not?'
You see things; and you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say, 'Why not?'
Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.
Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.
People who lean on logic and philosophy and rational exposition end by starving the best part of the mind.
People who lean on logic and philosophy and rational exposition end by starving the best part of the mind.
Reality is that part of the imagination we all agree on
Reality is that part of the imagination we all agree on
He paints a dolphin in the woods, a boar in the waves.
[Lat., Delphinum sylvis appingit, fluctibus aprum.]
He paints a dolphin in the woods, a boar in the waves.
[Lat., Delphinum sylvis appingit, fluctibus aprum.]
Seem'd washing his hand with invisible soap
In imperceptible water.
Seem'd washing his hand with invisible soap
In imperceptible water.
Why does the eye see a thing more clearly in dreams than the imagination when awake?
Why does the eye see a thing more clearly in dreams than the imagination when awake?
Were it not for imagination, sir, a man would be as happy in the
arms of a chambermaid as read more
Were it not for imagination, sir, a man would be as happy in the
arms of a chambermaid as of a duchess.
If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever.
If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever.