Temper your imagination

You must sometimes rein it in and sometimes encourage it. On imagination all happiness depends : it should be governed by good sense. Sometimes it behaves like a tyrant. It isn’t content to speculate, but swings into action and takes over your life, making it pleasant or unpleasant, and making us unhappy or too satisfied with ourselves. To some it shows only grief : for imagination is a homespun henchman of fools. To others it promises happiness and adventure, gaiety and giddiness. It can do all this as long as it remains unchecked by prudence and common sense.