So vast, so limitless in capacity is man's imagination to disperse and burn away the rubble-dross of fact and probability, leaving only truth and dream.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Imagination overwhelms facts, leaving only pure truth and dreams.
- In plain terms
- Our imagination ignores reality to find deeper truth.
- What can you take from it?
- Use imagination to see beyond facts.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When did imagination show truth?
Another view
Ignoring facts can lead to harmful mistakes.
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