Quote by Thomas Edward Lawrence (of Arabi

All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible.

All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in

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This quote by T.E. Lawrence suggests that everyone has dreams, but not all dreams are equal. It distinguishes between those who only dream at night, in the realm of their imagination, only to wake up to the harsh reality of their dreams being unreachable aspirations, and those who dream with a clear mind and open eyes during the day. The latter group is portrayed as dangerous because they have the ability to take action and work towards turning their dreams into a reality, making them capable of achieving great things.

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