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Quote by George Santayana
The degree in which a poets imagination dominates reality is, in t

The degree in which a poets imagination dominates reality is, in the end, the exact measure of his importance and dignity. – George Santayana

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When men and women agree, it is only in their conclusions their reasons are always different. – George Santayana

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The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way. Some see nature all ridicule and deformity… and some scarce see nature at all. But to the eyes of the man of imagination, nature is imagination itself. – William Blake

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Imagination, the supreme delight of the immortal and the immature, should be limited. In order to enjoy life, we should not enjoy it too much. – Vladimir Nabokov

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The imagination is the golden pathway to everywhere. – Terence McKenna

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A great wind is blowing, and that gives you either imagination or a headache. – Catherine the Great

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