“Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.”
8 November 1838
1820s, Journals (1822–1863)
Source: Emerson in His Journals
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Ralph Waldo Emerson727
American philosopher, essayist, and poet 1803–1882Related quotes
“Who am I to dream?,
dreams are for fools, they let you down…”
James Morrison (1984) English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Wonderful World
Song lyrics, Undiscovered (James Morrison album) (2006)
Miley Cyrus (1992) American actor and singer-songwriter
MTV.com http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1586479/20080429/duff_hilary.jhtml (April 29, 2008)
Robert E. Lee (1807–1870) Confederate general in the Civil War
Remark to General Henry Heth, as quoted in R. E. Lee : A Biography, Vol. 3 (1935) by Douglas Southall Freeman
“I am breathing. In dreams, we never bother to breathe.”
David Levithan book Every Day
Source: Every Day
“When I am asleep, I dream what I dream when I am awake. It's a continuous dream.”
Antonio Porchia (1885–1968) Italian Argentinian poet
Durmiendo sueño lo que despierto sueño. Y mi soñar es continuo.
Voces (1943)
“I am waking from a dream,
I am choking on a scream,
You were trying to show me something.”
"Firefly" on Greta Gaines (1999) http://www.allmusic.com/album/greta-gaines-mw0000068041; the phrase in quotes is a line from a poem of Dylan Thomas. · Full song at YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIEA4mjwRik&spfreload=10 · Live Performance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbr63vyH-58 <br class="br">Context: I am waking from a dream,<br>I am choking on a scream,<br>You were trying to show me something.<br>But the dark is wide and long,<br>The gates are closed, the crowd's all gone,<br>You're still shimmering and leading me on… Firefly that's what you are<br>Burning for me in my darkest hour<br>"Light breaks where no sun shines"<br>So shine for me tonight — firefly.
“I am a cub of a tiger; don't mistake me with a carcass eating dog.”
Amar Singh Thapa (1751–1816) Supreme Commander of the Western Front of Nepal
Translated by Arjun Bhadra Khanal https://500px.com/photo/29827237/amar-singh-thapa-badakaji-by-arjun-bhadra-khanal|<br>In the context of wealth offered by British General David Ochterlony during Anglo-Nepalese War. <br class="br">Quote
“Never fall in love?"
"Always," said the count. "I am always in love.”
Ernest Hemingway book The Sun Also Rises
Source: The Sun Also Rises
“Am I alive and a reality, or am I but a dream?”
Edgar Rice Burroughs The Return of Tarzan
Source: The Return of Tarzan