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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!
Never deprive someone of hope - it may be all they have. -Unknown.
Never deprive someone of hope - it may be all they have. -Unknown.
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.
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.
Once you choose hope, anything's possible.
Once you choose hope, anything's possible.
All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, read more
All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.
Hope is the worst of evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
Hope is the worst of evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
The hope of impunity is the greatest inducement to do wrong.
[Lat., Maxima illecebra est peccandi impunitatis spes.]
The hope of impunity is the greatest inducement to do wrong.
[Lat., Maxima illecebra est peccandi impunitatis spes.]
Hope will lie to you, but lust is what it is; it never lies.
Hope will lie to you, but lust is what it is; it never lies.