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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.
In life you need either inspiration or desperation.
In life you need either inspiration or desperation.
Action is the antidote to despair.
Action is the antidote to despair.
Despair is the price one pays for setting oneself an impossible aim
Despair is the price one pays for setting oneself an impossible aim
If thou dost slander her and torture me,
Never pray more; abandon all remorse;
On horror's head read more
If thou dost slander her and torture me,
Never pray more; abandon all remorse;
On horror's head horrors accumulate;
Do deeds to make heaven weep, all earth amazed;
For nothing canst thou to damnation add
Greater than that.
Despair ruins some, presumption many.
Despair ruins some, presumption many.
In all things it is better to hope than to despair
In all things it is better to hope than to despair
Discomfort guides my tongue
And bids me speak of nothing but despair.
Discomfort guides my tongue
And bids me speak of nothing but despair.
The name of the Slough was Despond.
The name of the Slough was Despond.
