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The name of the Slough was Despond.
The name of the Slough was Despond.
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.
The man who lives only by hope will die with despair.
The man who lives only by hope will die with despair.
More than any other time in history, mankind faces a cross-roads. One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness. The read more
More than any other time in history, mankind faces a cross-roads. One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness. The other, to total extinction. Let us pray we have the wisdom to choose correctly.
Night was our friend, our leader was Despair.
Night was our friend, our leader was Despair.
Thus repuls'd, our final hope
Is flat despair.
Thus repuls'd, our final hope
Is flat 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.
It is necessary to work, if not from inclination, at least from despair. Everything considered, work is less boring than read more
It is necessary to work, if not from inclination, at least from despair. Everything considered, work is less boring than amusing oneself.
Action is the antidote to despair.
Action is the antidote to despair.