Quote by John Burroughs
To treat your facts with imagination is one thing, but to imagine

To treat your facts with imagination is one thing, but to imagine your facts is another. – John Burroughs

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Some men are like nails, very easily drawn; others however are more like rivets never drawn at all. – John Burroughs

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I seldom go into a natural history museum without feeling as if I were attending a funeral. – John Burroughs

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Reality, if rightly interpreted, is grander than fiction. – Thomas Carlyle

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Reality is always the dowdy sister to Fancy. – Dr. Idel Dreimer, www.lumpenbangenpiano.com

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Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one. – Albert Einstein

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Its d`ej`a vu all over again! – Yogi Berra

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