Dreaming Quote by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
““You appear to me not to have understood the nature of my body & mind. Partly from ill-health, & partly from an unhealthy & reverie-like vividness of Thoughts , & (pardon the pedantry of the phrase) a diminished Impressibility from Things , my ideas, wishes, & feelings are to a diseased degree disconnected from motion & action . In plain and natural English, I am a dreaming & therefore an indolent man. I am a Starling self-incaged, & always in the Moult, & my whole Note is, Tomorrow, & tomorrow, & tomorrow.””
About This Quote
Source Poem: “The Dreamer’s Lament”, 1798
The speaker feels detached from reality, trapped in endless dreaming and procrastination, unable to act.
In simple terms: He is stuck in dreaming, not doing.
Key Takeaway
Break the cycle of endless dreaming.
Themes
procrastination
dreaming
detachment
Mood
melancholic
contemplative
Type
literary
philosophical
When to use this quote
- creative work
- personal productivity
- mental health
- goal setting
Key Concepts
psychology
existentialism
Questions to Reflect On
- What prevents you from acting on ideas?
- How can you balance dreaming with doing?
A Different Perspective
Dreaming may inspire creativity, not just inertia.
