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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.
In life you need either inspiration or desperation.
In life you need either inspiration or desperation.
In all things it is better to hope than to despair
In all things it is better to hope than to despair
Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in read more
Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in can hope to escape.
Despair ruins some, presumption many
Despair ruins some, presumption many
The name of the Slough was Despond.
The name of the Slough was Despond.
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.
This world was never meant for one as beautiful as you
This world was never meant for one as beautiful as you
Thus repuls'd, our final hope
Is flat despair.
Thus repuls'd, our final hope
Is flat despair.
