Percy Shelley states that there are two classes of mental action: principle reason and imagination. He says, "reason is the enumeration of quantities already known; imagination is the perception of the value of those quantities". For example, if one person sees a hot glue gun they picture a tool used to burn one's hand (reason). However, those people which we label as "craft queens" see their next do-it-yourself project in action (imagination). Shelley states that, "poetry, in a general sense, may be defined to be the expression of the imagination".
The Defence of Poetry states, "every author is necessarily a poet, because language itself is poetry". I believe this statement to be completely true. Certain quotes, in everyday language, echo deeply with my soul. Quotes can even make you cry, just like meaningful poetry. For example, "The minute you think of giving up, think of the reason you held on for so long". These words are nothing special, and yet their meaning is so inspirational.
This quote also exemplifies, "language is arbitrarily produced by the imagination and has relation to thoughts alone". It is supposed to make you think about what you truly want in your life, engaging your imagination for the future.
Question: Do you have a quote you live by? If so, does this quote spur you into deep thinking?
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