“ When a man dreams his own dream, he is the sport of his dream; when Another gives it him, that Other is able to fulfil it. ”
George MacDonald, Lilith (1895). copy citation
| Author | George MacDonald |
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| Source | Lilith |
| Topic | dream self fulfilment |
| Date | 1895 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1640/1640-h/1640-h.htm |
Context
“Didst THOU say, in the dark of thy own unconscious self, 'Let beauty be; let truth seem!' and straightway beauty was, and truth but seemed?»
Man dreams and desires; God broods and wills and quickens.
When a man dreams his own dream, he is the sport of his dream; when Another gives it him, that Other is able to fulfil it.
I have never again sought the mirror. The hand sent me back: I will not go out again by that door! «All the days of my appointed time will I wait till my change come.»
Now and then, when I look round on my books, they seem to waver as if a wind rippled their solid mass, and another world were about to break through.” source
Man dreams and desires; God broods and wills and quickens.
When a man dreams his own dream, he is the sport of his dream; when Another gives it him, that Other is able to fulfil it.
I have never again sought the mirror. The hand sent me back: I will not go out again by that door! «All the days of my appointed time will I wait till my change come.»
Now and then, when I look round on my books, they seem to waver as if a wind rippled their solid mass, and another world were about to break through.” source
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