Quote#Hope
We need some imaginative stimulus, some not impossible ideal such as…
Quote byWalter Pater · 1839–1894
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Marius the Epicurean (1885), Ch. 25.
English (original)
We need some imaginative stimulus, some not impossible ideal such as may shape vague hope, and transform it into effective desire, to carry us year after year, without disgust, through the routine-work which is so large a part of life.
— Walter Pater
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