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Quote by Samuel Johnson
Were it not for imagination a man would be as happy in arms of a c

Were it not for imagination a man would be as happy in arms of a chambermaid as of a duchess. – Samuel Johnson

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Pleasure that is obtained by unreasonable and unsuitable cost, must always end in pain. – Samuel Johnson

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Samuel Johnson
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Advertisements are now so numerous that they are very negligently perused, and it is therefore become necessary to gain attention by magnificence of promises and by eloquence sometimes sublime and sometimes pathetick. – Samuel Johnson

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Solitude is as needful to the imagination as society is wholesome for the character. – James Russell Lowell

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My imagination functions much better when I dont have to speak to people. – Patricia Highsmith

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I suppose Im proudest of my novels for whats imagined in them. I think the world of my imagination is a richer and more interesting place than my personal biography. – John Irving

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Ive been working on the soprano saxophone for 40 years, and the possibilities are astounding. Its up to you, the only limit is the imagination. – Steve Lacy

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