Night was our friend, our leader was Despair.

Night was our friend, our leader was Despair.

Despair ruins some, presumption many

Despair ruins some, presumption many

I will indulge my sorrows, and give way
To all the pangs and fury of despair.

I will indulge my sorrows, and give way
To all the pangs and fury of despair.

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

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

In life you need either inspiration or desperation.

In life you need either inspiration or desperation.

Despair is the price one pays for setting oneself an impossible aim. It is, one is told, the unforgivable sin, read more

Despair is the price one pays for setting oneself an impossible aim. It is, one is told, the unforgivable sin, but it is a sin the corrupt or evil man never practices. He always has hope. He never reaches the freezing-point of knowing absolute failure. Only the man of goodwill carries always in his heart this capacity for damnation.

Never despair; but if you do, work on in despair

Never despair; but if you do, work on in despair

Despair is the price one pays for setting oneself an impossible aim

Despair is the price one pays for setting oneself an impossible aim

Stood up, the strongest and the fiercest spirit
That fought in heaven, now fiercer by despair.

Stood up, the strongest and the fiercest spirit
That fought in heaven, now fiercer by despair.