World sleeps, dreams take flight.

Meaning: This sentence describes the world being asleep and people's dreams taking flight, as if they are flying away from the sleeping world.

Choice of Words: World is the planet we live on. Sleeps means to be in a state of rest. Dreams are thoughts and images that occur in our minds when we are asleep. Take flight means to start flying. In this sentence, the world is asleep, and people's dreams are taking flight, as if they are flying away from the sleeping world.

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