Henry Adams quote: Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed. The imagination must be given not wings but weights.

Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed. The imagination must be given not wings but weights.

~ Henry Adams ~

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Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed. The imagination must be given not wings but weights.

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