"Farewell!"
For in that word--that fatal word--howe'er
We promise--hope--believe--there breathes despair.

"Farewell!"
For in that word--that fatal word--howe'er
We promise--hope--believe--there breathes despair.

Until death all is life.
(Where there's life there's hope.)
[Sp., Hasta la muerte todo es vida.]

Until death all is life.
(Where there's life there's hope.)
[Sp., Hasta la muerte todo es vida.]

Work without hope draws nectar in a sieve,
And hope without an object cannot live.

Work without hope draws nectar in a sieve,
And hope without an object cannot live.

For every bad thing in life, there are more good things to tip the balance.

For every bad thing in life, there are more good things to tip the balance.

Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets.

Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets.

What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise

What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise

I laugh, for hope hath happy place with me,
If my bark sinks, 'tis to another sea.

I laugh, for hope hath happy place with me,
If my bark sinks, 'tis to another sea.

Hope, withering, fled--and Mercy sighed farewell.

Hope, withering, fled--and Mercy sighed farewell.

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.]