Quote by John Locke
When ideas float in our mind without any reflection or regard of t

When ideas float in our mind without any reflection or regard of the understanding, it is that which the French call revery, our language has scarce a name for it. – John Locke

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It is of great use to the sailor to know the length of his line, though he cannot with it fathom all the depths of the ocean. – John Locke

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The improvement of understanding is for two ends: first, our own increase of knowledge secondly, to enable us to deliver that knowledge to others. – John Locke

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Education begins the gentleman, but reading, good company and reflection must finish him. – John Locke

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A daydream is a meal at which images are eaten. Some of us are gourmets, some gourmands, and a good many take their images precooked out of a can and swallow them down whole, absent-mindedly and with little relish. – W.H. Auden

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He does not need opium. He has the gift of reverie. – Anaïs Nin

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I am afraid I have done sadly too much sitting and dreaming since I have been up. – James Ward (1843–1925), letter to H.J.W., 1873

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I live my daydreams in music. – Albert Einstein

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