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O that this too too sullied flesh would melt,
Thaw, and resolve itself into a dew,
Or read more
O that this too too sullied flesh would melt,
Thaw, and resolve itself into a dew,
Or that the Everlasting had not fixed
His canon 'gainst self-slaughter.
He who has never hoped can never despair.
He who has never hoped can never despair.
Despair is the conclusion of fools.
Despair is the conclusion of fools.
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.
Because I remember, I despair. Because I remember, I have the duty to reject despair.
Because I remember, I despair. Because I remember, I have the duty to reject despair.
When we are flat on our backs there is no way to look but up.
When we are flat on our backs there is no way to look but up.
No change, no pause, no hope! Yet I endure.
No change, no pause, no hope! Yet I endure.
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.]
Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in read more
Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in can hope to escape.
