Quotation by

Samuel Johnson

Were it not for imagination a man would be as happy in arms of a chambermaid as of a duchess.

Imagination

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Samuel Johnson means that without imagination, a person would find equal satisfaction in being with someone of low status as with someone of high status. It is imagination that adds value and makes the difference in how we perceive and enjoy experiences or relationships.

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