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.

Hope, deceitful as it is, serves at least to lead us to the end of our lives by an agreeable read more

Hope, deceitful as it is, serves at least to lead us to the end of our lives by an agreeable route.

Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day
do I declare that I will read more

Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day
do I declare that I will render double unto thee;
When I have bent Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and
raised up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and made
thee as the sword of a mighty man.

"Farewell!"
For in that word--that fatal word--howe'er
We promise--hope--believe--there breathes despair.

"Farewell!"
For in that word--that fatal word--howe'er
We promise--hope--believe--there breathes despair.

While I breath, I hope.

While I breath, I hope.

The world is bad but not without hope. It is only hopeless when you look at it from an ideal read more

The world is bad but not without hope. It is only hopeless when you look at it from an ideal viewpoint.

We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.

We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.

What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?

What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?

Hope is a waking dream. -Aristotle.

Hope is a waking dream. -Aristotle.