Imaginary

Famous quotes containing the word imaginary:

“I am giddy; expectation whirls me round.
Th’ imaginary relish is so sweet
That it enchants my sense.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

“Don’t let us make imaginary evils, when you know we have so many real ones to encounter.”
—Oliver Goldsmith (1728–1774)

“Avarice, the spur of industry, is so obstinate a passion, and works its way through so many real dangers and difficulties, that it is not likely to be scared by an imaginary danger, which is so small that it scarcely admits of calculation.”
—David Hume (1711–1776)