![But, say you, surely there is nothing easier than for me to imagine trees, for instance, in a park [. . .] and nobody by to perceive them. [...] The objects of sense exist only when they are perceived; the trees therefore are in the garden [. . .] no longer than while there is somebody by to perceive them.](/assets/img/quote-photos/but-say-you-surely-there-is-nothing-easier-than-for-me-to-imagine-trees-for-in.jpg)
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