"There must be room for the imagination to exercise its powers; we must conceive and apprehend a thousand things which we do not actually witness."
― William Godwin
Topic(s):
Imagination
More From William Godwin
- "As the true object of education is not to render the pupil the mere copy of his preceptor, it is rather to be rejoiced in, than lamented, that various reading should lead him into new trains of thinking."
- "There can be no passion, and by consequence no love, where there is not imagination."
- "The cause of justice is the cause of humanity. Its advocates should overflow with universal good will. We should love this cause, for it conduces to the general happiness of mankind."
More In Imagination
- "In England and America people tend to graze all day long, but I think it’s such a waste to be constantly picking at food because you then can’t enjoy a proper full meal when the time comes."― Nigella Lawson
- "I used to lie in bed in my flat and imagine what would happen if there was a zombie attack."― Simon Pegg
- "Under no stretch of imagination can war be regarded as an ethical process; yet war, force, terror, and propaganda were the evolutionary means employed to weld the German people into a tribal whole."― Arthur Keith