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Action is the antidote to despair.
Action is the antidote to despair.
The man who lives only by hope will die with despair.
The man who lives only by hope will die with despair.
The name of the Slough was Despond.
The name of the Slough was Despond.
When we are flat on our backs there is no way to look but up.
When we are flat on our backs there is no way to look but up.
No change, no pause, no hope! Yet I endure.
No change, no pause, no hope! Yet I endure.
They have tied me to a stake. I cannot fly,
But bear-like I must fight the course.
They have tied me to a stake. I cannot fly,
But bear-like I must fight the course.
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 like forward children, who, when you take away one of their playthings, throw the rest into the fire read more
Despair is like forward children, who, when you take away one of their playthings, throw the rest into the fire for madness. It grows angry with itself, turns its own executioner, and revenges its misfortunes on its own head.
Never despair while under the guidance and auspices of Teucer.
[Lat., Nil desperandum Teucro duce et auspice Teucro.]
Never despair while under the guidance and auspices of Teucer.
[Lat., Nil desperandum Teucro duce et auspice Teucro.]
