On the human imagination, events produce the effects of time. Thus, he who has travelled far and seen much, is apt to fancy that he has lived long; and the history that most abounds in important incidents, soonest assumes the aspect of antiquity.
Interpretation
Experiences shape our perception of time and life.
James F. Cooper suggests that the human imagination perceives the passage of time through experiences and significant events. Those who travel and encounter diverse situations may feel a deeper sense of longevity, as their lives are rich with memories that appear more ancient than they are, highlighting the profound impact that experiences have on our understanding of life and time.
In practice
In a graduation speech emphasizing the importance of experiences over mere years.
It is a misfortune that necessity has induced men to accord greater license to this formidable engine, in order to obtain liberty, than can be borne with less important objects in view; for the press, like fire, is an excellent servant, but a terrible master.
Individuality is the aim of political liberty. By leaving to the citizen as much freedom of action and of being as comports with order and the rights of others, the institutions render him truly a freeman. He is left to pursue his means of happiness in his own manner.
We live in a world of transgressions and selfishness, and no pictures that represent us otherwise can be true; though happily for human nature, gleamings of that pure spirit in whose likeness man has been fashioned, are to be seen, relieving its deformities, and mitigating, if not excusing its crimes.
There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, There is a rapture on the lonely shore.
When media make war against each other, it is a case of world-views in collision.
We must be ready to allow ourselves to be interrupted by God.....We must not.....assume that our schedule is our own to manage, but allow it to be arranged by God.
What pornography is really about, ultimately, isn't sex but death.
Victory or defeat? It is the slogan of all-powerful militarism in every belligerent nation. And yet, what can victory bring to the proletariat?
'It is my duty to warn you that it will be used against you,' cried the Inspector, with the magnificent fair play of the British criminal law.
Of a truth, men are mystically united: a mystic bond of brotherhood makes all men one.
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