Dreams Quotes
I know how men in exile feed on dreams.
"I know how men in exile feed on dreams."— Aeschylus
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Meaning of this quote
Aigisthos dismisses the hopes of exiled opponents as dreams that cannot sustain them.
Key takeaway:
Keep a speaker’s motive beside a statement about hope.
Origin of the quote
Agamemnon, Aigisthos, Gilbert Murray translation.
Who actually said this?
VerifiedThe post excerpts the first part of a line that continues by calling such food vain. Omitting that ending softens the dramatic speaker’s dismissive meaning.
