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Meaning
The quote says belief cannot be commanded by sheer instruction. It compares asking someone to stop reasoning and simply believe with asking someone to stay asleep while being told not to wake up, which suggests the request is impossible or contradictory.
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Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
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No source found on Wikiquote; the quote is listed as attributed to Lord Byron.
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About Lord Byron
Lord Byron is quoted here; further biographical details are not publicly available.
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Books by Lord Byron
Don Juan
2004
Byron
1985
Childe Harold's pilgrimage
2006
Don Juan
1988
The Giaour
2006