From reveries so airy, from the toil Of dropping buckets into empty wells, And growing old in drawing nothing up.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Daydreaming can lead to a life without real accomplishment.
- In plain terms
- Imagining things is better than actually doing them.
- What can you take from it?
- Avoid spending your life on empty dreams.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What are you waiting to start?
- Is your time spent on real tasks?
Another view
Imagination is valuable for innovation too.
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Great contest follows, and much learned dust Involves the combatants; each claiming truth, And truth disclaiming both.
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