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Happiness is just a dream, but grief is real.

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pipe dream

[pipe dream] {n.}, {informal} An unrealizable, financially unsound, wishful way of thinking; an unrealistic plan. * /Joe went through the motions of pretending that he wanted to buy that $250,000 […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

come to grief

[come to grief] {v. phr.} To have a bad accident or disappointment; meet trouble or ruin; end badly; wreck; fail. * /Bill came to grief learning to drive a car./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Victor Hugo

(1802-1885), French novelist To dream is happiness; to wake is life. www.english-slang.com

dream of

[dream of] {v.} To think about seriously; think about with the idea of really doing; consider seriously. - Usually used with a negative. * /I wouldn't dream of wearing shorts […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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