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Despair ruins some, presumption many.
Despair ruins some, presumption many.
O that this too too sullied flesh would melt,
Thaw, and resolve itself into a dew,
Or read more
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.
Never despair; but if you do, work on in despair
Never despair; but if you do, work on in despair
When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have read more
When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible but in the end, they always fall -- think of it, ALWAYS.
It becomes no man to nurse despair, but, in the teeth of clenched antagonisms, to follow up the worthiest till read more
It becomes no man to nurse despair, but, in the teeth of clenched antagonisms, to follow up the worthiest till he die.
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.
I will indulge my sorrows, and give way
To all the pangs and fury of despair.
I will indulge my sorrows, and give way
To all the pangs and fury of despair.
