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    It is necessary to work, if not from inclination, at least from despair. Everything considered, work is less boring than amusing oneself.

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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.

by Alfred Lord Tennyson Found in: Despair Quotes,
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Never despair; but if you do, work on in despair

Never despair; but if you do, work on in despair

by Edmund Burke Found in: Despair Quotes,
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But, O thou tyrant,
Do not repent these things, for they are heavier
Than all thy woes read more

But, O thou tyrant,
Do not repent these things, for they are heavier
Than all thy woes can stir. Therefore betake thee
To nothing but despair.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Despair Quotes,
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Action is the antidote to despair.

Action is the antidote to despair.

by Joan Baez Found in: Despair Quotes,
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Alas for him who never sees
The stars shine through his cypress-trees
Who, hopeless, lays his dead read more

Alas for him who never sees
The stars shine through his cypress-trees
Who, hopeless, lays his dead away,
Nor looks to see the breaking day
Across the mournful marbles play!

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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.

by Graham Greene Found in: Despair Quotes,
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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.

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Despair is the price one pays for setting oneself an impossible aim

Despair is the price one pays for setting oneself an impossible aim

by Graham Greene Found in: Despair Quotes,
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More than any other time in history, mankind faces a cross-roads. One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness. The read more

More than any other time in history, mankind faces a cross-roads. One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness. The other, to total extinction. Let us pray we have the wisdom to choose correctly.

by Woody Allen Found in: Despair Quotes,
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