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Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man.
Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man.
 The heart bow'd down by weight of woe,
 To weakest hope will cling,
  To thought and impulse read more 
 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. 
If it were not for hopes, the heart would break.
If it were not for hopes, the heart would break.
Hope springs exulting on triumphant wing.
Hope springs exulting on triumphant wing.
 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. 
 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. 
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
If it were not for hopes, the heart would break. He who has health has hope; and he who has read more
If it were not for hopes, the heart would break. He who has health has hope; and he who has hope has everything. -Thomas Fuller.
He who has health, has hope. And he who has hope, has everything.
He who has health, has hope. And he who has hope, has everything.