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Quotes About Dreams

The best quotes about dreams: famous words from history's greatest minds to inspire you, free to read, copy, and share.

If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.

Henry David Thoreau

Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.

Edgar Allan Poe

All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.

Edgar Allan Poe

Dare to live the life you have dreamed for yourself. Go forward and make your dreams come true.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Dreams are the touchstones of our characters.

Henry David Thoreau

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What are the best quotes about Dreams?

This page collects the most famous quotes about dreams from history's greatest thinkers, writers, and leaders, including Henry David Thoreau, Edgar Allan Poe, Ralph Waldo Emerson. Each quote is shown with its author.

Are these quotes about dreams accurate?

We only publish widely cited quotes with their commonly accepted attributions, and we deliberately leave out famous misattributions. Some quotes are shown in their standard English translations, for example lines from the Tao Te Ching or Meditations.

Can I copy and share these quotes about dreams?

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