Know then, whatever cheerful and serene
Supports the mind, supports the body too:
Hence, the most vital read more

Know then, whatever cheerful and serene
Supports the mind, supports the body too:
Hence, the most vital movement mortals feel
Is hope, the balm and lifeblood of the soul.

We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.

We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.

Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the
father of many nations; according to that which read more

Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the
father of many nations; according to that which was spoken, So
shall thy seed be.

In all things it is better to hope than to despair

In all things it is better to hope than to despair

To the sick, while there is life there is hope.
[Sp., Aegroto dum anima est, spes est.]

To the sick, while there is life there is hope.
[Sp., Aegroto dum anima est, spes est.]

Those who wish to sing always find a song.

Those who wish to sing always find a song.

It is to hope, though hope were lost.

It is to hope, though hope were lost.

Whoever, in middle age, attempts to realize the wishes and hopes of his early youth, invariably deceives himself. Each ten read more

Whoever, in middle age, attempts to realize the wishes and hopes of his early youth, invariably deceives himself. Each ten years of a man's life has its own fortunes, its own hopes, its own desires.

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there read more

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.