Quote by Washington Irving
He is the true enchanter, whose spell operates, not upon the sense

He is the true enchanter, whose spell operates, not upon the senses, but upon the imagination and the heart. – Washington Irving

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There is a healthful hardiness about real dignity that never dreads contact and communion with others however humble. – Washington Irving

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Temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use. – Washington Irving

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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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A young imagination is bold, likes to make bigger leaps. It likes to, well, imagine that the dustbuster is a dinosaur that the computer mouse is a hotrod that the box is a cave that the rawhide is a torch… or a baton… or something. – Mo Rocca

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The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom the emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause and stand wrapped in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed. – Albert Einstein

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It takes no imagination to live within your means. – Francis Ford Coppola

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