Quote by Robert South
It is the work of fancy to enlarge, but of judgment to shorten and

It is the work of fancy to enlarge, but of judgment to shorten and contract and therefore this must be as far above the other as judgment is a greater and nobler faculty than fancy or imagination. – Robert South

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God expects from men something more than at such times, and that it were much to be wished for the credit of their religion as well as the satisfaction of their conscience that their Easter devotions would in some measure come up to their Easter dress. – Robert South

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The seven wise men of Greece, so famous for their wisdom all the world over, acquired all that fame, each of them, by a single sentence consisting of two or three words. – Robert South

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But Im never gonna get to a point in my life where what it costs to shoot a movie is going to determine what it is. The limits of my imagination is the only thing thats gonna stop me. – Abel Ferrara

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I used to lie in bed in my flat and imagine what would happen if there was a zombie attack. – Simon Pegg

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Be drawn to the visual arts for it can expand your imagination. – Barbara Januszkiewicz

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Men often take their imagination for their heart and they believe they are converted as soon as they think of being converted. – Blaise Pascal

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