Attributed in Diogenes Laërtius, Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers [Vitae Philosophorum], Book 5, sec. 11 [tr. Yonge (1853)] - Aristotle | WIST Quotations
On another occasion the question was put to him, what hope is? and his answer was, “The dream of a waking man.” [ἐρωτηθεὶς τί ἐστιν ἐλπίς, "ἐγρηγορότος," εἶπεν, "ἐνύπνιον."] (Source (Greek)). Alternate translations: He was asked to define hope, and he replied, "It is a waking dream." [tr. Hicks (1925),…
