We are long before we are convinced that happiness is never to be found, and each believes it possessed by read more

We are long before we are convinced that happiness is never to be found, and each believes it possessed by others, to keep alive the hope of obtaining it for himself.

Auspicious Hope! in thy sweet garden grow
Wreaths for each toil, a charm for every woe.

Auspicious Hope! in thy sweet garden grow
Wreaths for each toil, a charm for every woe.

Hope is not the conviction that something will turn out well but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of read more

Hope is not the conviction that something will turn out well but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out

Never deprive someone of hope - it may be all they have. -Unknown.

Never deprive someone of hope - it may be all they have. -Unknown.

If it were not for hopes, the heart would break. He who has health has hope; and he who has read more

If it were not for hopes, the heart would break. He who has health has hope; and he who has hope has everything. -Thomas Fuller.

Man can live about forty days without food, about three days without water, about eight minutes without air, but only read more

Man can live about forty days without food, about three days without water, about eight minutes without air, but only for one second without hope

With life many things are remedied.
(While there's life there's hope.)
[Sp., Con la vida muchas cosas read more

With life many things are remedied.
(While there's life there's hope.)
[Sp., Con la vida muchas cosas se remedian.]

The grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.

The grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.

Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man.

Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man.