But thou, O hope, with eyes so fair,
What was thy delighted measure?
Still it whisper'd promised read more

But thou, O hope, with eyes so fair,
What was thy delighted measure?
Still it whisper'd promised pleasure,
And bade the lovely scenes at distance hail!

Hope, withering, fled--and Mercy sighed farewell.

Hope, withering, fled--and Mercy sighed farewell.

We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope. . -Martin Luther King.

We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope. . -Martin Luther King.

You held out your hand, and I took it without stopping to make sense of what I was doing. For read more

You held out your hand, and I took it without stopping to make sense of what I was doing. For the first time in almost a century, I felt hope.

Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push. A smile. A world of optimism and hope. read more

Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push. A smile. A world of optimism and hope. A 'you can do it' when things are tough.

I have great hopes that we shall love each other all our lives as much as if we had never read more

I have great hopes that we shall love each other all our lives as much as if we had never married at all.

Work without hope draws nectar in a sieve,
And hope without an object cannot live.

Work without hope draws nectar in a sieve,
And hope without an object cannot live.

We must rediscover the distinction between hope and expectation.

We must rediscover the distinction between hope and expectation.

Hope is the most exciting thing in life and if you honestly believe that love is out there, it will read more

Hope is the most exciting thing in life and if you honestly believe that love is out there, it will come. And even if it doesn't come straight away there is still that chance all through your life that it will.