The oak sleeps in the acorn; the bird waits in the egg; and in the highest vision of the soul a waking angel stirs. Dreams are the seedlings of realities.
橡树沉睡在橡实中,鸟儿等待在蛋壳里;在灵魂最高远的愿景中,一位正在苏醒的天使开始活动。梦想是现实的幼苗。
— James Allen · As a Man Thinketh (1903) · Visions and Ideals —