Tuesday, August 15, 2006

dreamers of the day are dangerous

Encyclopaedia Britannica’s “On This Day” gave the following quote from T.E. Lawrence (born 15 August 1888), The Seven Pillars of Wisdom:

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 their dream with open eyes, to make it possible. This I did."

I find these words profoundly powerful, and am challenged to dream with open eyes …

Rennie D
24 August 2006

rennie d "a good man"

Frank Wilson hails from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - in the United States - and is The Philadelphia Inquirer's Book Review Editor. He writes an "Editor's Choice" column each Sunday in the Books section. Frank blogs @ Books, Inq. and occassionally points to Rennie D's postings. For this, and this comment in particular, Rennie D is much appreciative!

Rennie D
15 August 2006