Hope! thou nurse of young desire.

Hope! thou nurse of young desire.

Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the
father of many nations; according to that which read more

Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the
father of many nations; according to that which was spoken, So
shall thy seed be.

Beware how you take away hope from another human being.

Beware how you take away hope from another human being.

Auspicious Hope! in thy sweet garden grow
Wreaths for each toil, a charm for every woe.

Auspicious Hope! in thy sweet garden grow
Wreaths for each toil, a charm for every woe.

Still desiring, we live without hope.
[It., Senza speme vivemo in desio.]

Still desiring, we live without hope.
[It., Senza speme vivemo in desio.]

Hope springs exulting on triumphant wing.

Hope springs exulting on triumphant wing.

Come, for the House of Hope is built on sand: bring wine, for the fabric of life is as weak read more

Come, for the House of Hope is built on sand: bring wine, for the fabric of life is as weak as the wind.

We are long before we are convinced that happiness is never to be found, and each believes it possessed by read more

We are long before we are convinced that happiness is never to be found, and each believes it possessed by others, to keep alive the hope of obtaining it for himself.

To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent-- that is to triumph over old age.

To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent-- that is to triumph over old age.