There is hardly any activity, any enterprise, which is started out with such tremendous hopes and expectations, and yet which read more

There is hardly any activity, any enterprise, which is started out with such tremendous hopes and expectations, and yet which fails so regularly, as love.

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.

Hope is the worst of evils, for it prolongs the torment of man

Hope is the worst of evils, for it prolongs the torment of man

Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

The hope of impunity is the greatest inducement to do wrong.
[Lat., Maxima illecebra est peccandi impunitatis spes.]

The hope of impunity is the greatest inducement to do wrong.
[Lat., Maxima illecebra est peccandi impunitatis spes.]

There is nothing so well known as that we should not expect something for nothing - but we all do read more

There is nothing so well known as that we should not expect something for nothing - but we all do and call it Hope.

What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?

What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?

Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push. A smile. A world of optimism and hope. read more

Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push. A smile. A world of optimism and hope. A 'you can do it' when things are tough.

It is to hope, though hope were lost.

It is to hope, though hope were lost.