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Above all, we must abolish hope in the heart of man. A calm despair, without angry convulsions, without reproaches to read more

Above all, we must abolish hope in the heart of man. A calm despair, without angry convulsions, without reproaches to Heaven, is the essence of wisdom.

by Alfred Victor Vigny Found in: Despair Quotes,
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Despair is the damp of hell, as joy is the serenity of heaven

Despair is the damp of hell, as joy is the serenity of heaven

by John Donne Found in: Despair Quotes,
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All my life I believed I knew something. But then one strange day came when I realized that I knew read more

All my life I believed I knew something. But then one strange day came when I realized that I knew nothing, yes, I knew nothing. And so words became void of meaning. I have arrived too late at ultimate uncertainty.

by Ezra Pound Found in: Despair Quotes,
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No change, no pause, no hope! Yet I endure.

No change, no pause, no hope! Yet I endure.

by Percy Bysshe Shelley Found in: Despair Quotes,
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Never despair while under the guidance and auspices of Teucer.
[Lat., Nil desperandum Teucro duce et auspice Teucro.]

Never despair while under the guidance and auspices of Teucer.
[Lat., Nil desperandum Teucro duce et auspice Teucro.]

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Action is the antidote to despair.

Action is the antidote to despair.

by Joan Baez Found in: Despair Quotes,
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They have tied me to a stake. I cannot fly,
But bear-like I must fight the course.

They have tied me to a stake. I cannot fly,
But bear-like I must fight the course.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Despair Quotes,
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It is a miserable state of mind to have few things to desire, and many things to fear.

It is a miserable state of mind to have few things to desire, and many things to fear.

by Francis Bacon Found in: Despair Quotes,
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Despair is a great incentive to honorable death.
[Lat., Desperatio magnum ad honeste moriendum incitamentum.]

Despair is a great incentive to honorable death.
[Lat., Desperatio magnum ad honeste moriendum incitamentum.]

by Quintus Curtius Rufus Found in: Despair Quotes,
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