Desirable Quote by Samuel Johnson

Imagination paints a charming view of the future, conveniently adapted to the demands of our current emotion.

— John Armstrong

Unless we possess high spiritual qualifications, there is no doubt that the events life throws upon us will give rise to frustration, emotional turmoil,…

— Dalai Lama

Though I am often in the depths of misery, there is still calmness, pure harmony and music inside me. I see paintings or drawings…

— Vincent Van Gogh

Life is a tragic game, filled with misery. Yet we never persist to change, but we never change ourselves. The thing sad, is we've…

— Jeremy Limn

We strive to further the occurrence of whatever we imagine will lead to Joy, and to avert or destroy what we imagine is contrary…

— Baruch Spinoza

We know only that our entire existence is forced into new paths and disrupted, that new circumstances, new joys and new sorrows await us,…

— Heinrich Heine

Misery does not exist in reality but only in mere imagination.

— Ramana Maharshi

“There is in such situations usually a moment of passion during which the unthinkable is said; this is followed by a sense of euphoria…

— Mohsin Hamid

Imagination is the doorway you walk through into every future moment. Are you walking through doorways to pain or to joy?

— Martha Beck

By directing our sentiments, passions, and reason toward the common human plight, imagination grants us the advantages of a moralexistence. What we surrender of…

— Louise J. Kaplan

“We are, therefore, seeking how the mind can follow a smooth and steady course, well disposed to itself, happily regarding its own condition and…

— Seneca

“Despair demands less of us, it’s more predictable, and in a sad way safer. Authentic hope requires clarity—seeing the troubles in this world—and imagination,…

— Rebecca Solnit