Quote#Nature
In general, when the imagination is at all noble, it is irresistible,…
Quote byJohn Ruskin · 1819–1900
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Modern Painters (1843-1860), Volume III, part V, chapter II (1856).
English (original)
In general, when the imagination is at all noble, it is irresistible, and therefore those who can at all resist it ought to resist it. Be a plain topographer if you possibly can; if Nature meant you to be anything else, she will force you to it; but never try to be a prophet.
— John Ruskin
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