Awake/content

Famous quotes containing the words awake and/or content:

“They will tell me I talk about things I have never experienced but only dreamed—to which I might reply: it is a lovely thing to dream such dreams! And besides, our dreams are much more our experiences than we believe—we must relearn about dreams! If I have dreamed thousands of times about flying—would you not believe that when I am awake I also possess feelings and needs giving me an edge on most people—and...”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)

“Life must be filled up, and the man who is not capable of intellectual pleasures must content himself with such as his senses can afford.”
—Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)