“Hence, in desiring, the more the enjoyment is delayed, the more fancy begins to weave about the object images of future fruition, and to clothe the desired object with properties calculated to inflame the impulse.”
Quote by Samuel Alexander
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Samuel Alexander
Samuel Alexander was a prominent philosopher born on January 6, 1859, and died on September 13, 1938. His philosophical ideas have had a profound impact on later generations. more
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