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.
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"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 #creativityarts
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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
About Robert South
Robert South was a Clergyman from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1774–1843).
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This quote is attributed to Robert South, a Clergyman from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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Robert South lived from 1774 – 1843.
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