Miller wrote: “If you dream of seeking rank or advancement through the influence of others, your desires will fail to materialize.”
The historical account
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Gustavus Hindman Miller
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What’s in a Dream · Gutenberg #926; bibliography identifies the 1901 original and subsequent reprints
Influence · Heading 1045; source lines 12109–12119 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
If you dream of seeking rank or advancement through the influence of others, your desires will fail to materialize; but if you are in an influential position, your prospects will assume a bright form.
To see friends in high positions, your companions will be congenial, and you will be free from vexations.
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