The heart bow'd down by weight of woe,
To weakest hope will cling,
To thought and impulse read more

The heart bow'd down by weight of woe,
To weakest hope will cling,
To thought and impulse while they flow,
That can no comfort bring,
That can, that can no comfort bring,
With those exciting scenes will blend,
O'er pleasure's pathway thrown;
But mem'ry is the only friend
That grief can call its own.

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.

But thou, O hope, with eyes so fair,
What was thy delighted measure?
Still it whisper'd promised read more

But thou, O hope, with eyes so fair,
What was thy delighted measure?
Still it whisper'd promised pleasure,
And bade the lovely scenes at distance hail!

A poor man with nothing in his belly needs hope, illusion, more than bread.

A poor man with nothing in his belly needs hope, illusion, more than bread.

If it were not for hopes, the heart would break.

If it were not for hopes, the heart would break.

The miserable have no other medicine But only hope.

The miserable have no other medicine But only hope.

In all things it is better to hope than to despair

In all things it is better to hope than to despair

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.

Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.

Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.