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Above all, we must abolish hope in the heart of man. A calm despair, without angry convulsions, without reproaches to read more
Above all, we must abolish hope in the heart of man. A calm despair, without angry convulsions, without reproaches to Heaven, is the essence of wisdom.
Despair is the price one pays for setting oneself an impossible aim. It is, one is told, the unforgivable sin, read more
Despair is the price one pays for setting oneself an impossible aim. It is, one is told, the unforgivable sin, but it is a sin the corrupt or evil man never practices. He always has hope. He never reaches the freezing-point of knowing absolute failure. Only the man of goodwill carries always in his heart this capacity for damnation.
The nympholepsy of some fond despair.
The nympholepsy of some fond despair.
He who has never hoped can never despair.
He who has never hoped can never despair.
Desperation is a necessary ingredient to learning anything, or creating anything. Period. If you ain't desperate at some point, you read more
Desperation is a necessary ingredient to learning anything, or creating anything. Period. If you ain't desperate at some point, you ain't interesting.
The man who lives only by hope will die with despair.
The man who lives only by hope will die with despair.
Action is the antidote to despair.
Action is the antidote to despair.
Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.
Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.
Darkness our guide, Despair our leader was.
Darkness our guide, Despair our leader was.
