Abandon hope, all ye who enter here.
[It., Lasciate ogni speranza ch'entrate.]

Abandon hope, all ye who enter here.
[It., Lasciate ogni speranza ch'entrate.]

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 nature's veil for hiding truth's nakedness. -Alfred Bernhard Nobel.

Hope is nature's veil for hiding truth's nakedness. -Alfred Bernhard Nobel.

Hope is the power that gives us the power to step out and try.

Hope is the power that gives us the power to step out and try.

The grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.

The grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.

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! thou nurse of young desire.

Hope! thou nurse of young desire.

Hope springs exulting on triumphant wing.

Hope springs exulting on triumphant wing.

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