Hope is the thing with feathers, that perches in the soul, and sings the tune without words, and never stops read more

Hope is the thing with feathers, that perches in the soul, and sings the tune without words, and never stops at all.

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.

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!

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.

Hope and fear are inseparable. -La Rochefoucauld.

Hope and fear are inseparable. -La Rochefoucauld.

If it were not for hopes, the heart would break.

If it were not for hopes, the heart would break.

Man can live about forty days without food, about three days without water, about eight minutes without air, but only read more

Man can live about forty days without food, about three days without water, about eight minutes without air, but only for one second without hope

Just as despair can come to one only from other human beings, hope, too, can be given to one only read more

Just as despair can come to one only from other human beings, hope, too, can be given to one only by other human beings. -Elie Weisel.

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

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