The heart bow'd down by weight of woe,
To weakest hope will cling,
To thought and impulse while they flow,
That can no comfort bring,
That can, that can no comfort bring,
With those exciting scenes will blend,
O'er pleasure's pathway thrown;
But mem'ry is the only friend
That grief can call its own.
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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.]
A poor man with nothing in his belly needs hope, illusion, more than bread.
A poor man with nothing in his belly needs hope, illusion, more than bread.
Hope is the only bee that makes honey without flowers.
Hope is the only bee that makes honey without flowers.
Never let go of hope. One day you will see that it all has finally come together. What you have read more
Never let go of hope. One day you will see that it all has finally come together. What you have always wished for has finally come to be. You will look back and laugh at what has passed and you will ask yourself... 'How did I get through all of that?
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.
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.
The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. And the most read more
The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope.
You don't seem to realize that a poor person who is unhappy is in a better position than a rich read more
You don't seem to realize that a poor person who is unhappy is in a better position than a rich person who is unhappy. Because the poor person has hope. He thinks money would help.
It is to hope, though hope were lost.
It is to hope, though hope were lost.
