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O that this too too sullied flesh would melt,
Thaw, and resolve itself into a dew,
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O that this too too sullied flesh would melt,
Thaw, and resolve itself into a dew,
Or that the Everlasting had not fixed
His canon 'gainst self-slaughter.
The man who lives only by hope will die with despair.
The man who lives only by hope will die with despair.
But what we call our despair is often only the painful eagerness of unfed hope.
But what we call our despair is often only the painful eagerness of unfed hope.
Despair is the price one pays for setting oneself an impossible aim
Despair is the price one pays for setting oneself an impossible aim
Darkness our guide, Despair our leader was.
Darkness our guide, Despair our leader was.
No change, no pause, no hope! Yet I endure.
No change, no pause, no hope! Yet I endure.
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.
It is necessary to work, if not from inclination, at least from despair. Everything considered, work is less boring than read more
It is necessary to work, if not from inclination, at least from despair. Everything considered, work is less boring than amusing oneself.
Despair ruins some, presumption many.
Despair ruins some, presumption many.
