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

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

Our greatest good, and what we least can spare,
Is hope: the last of all our evils, fear.

Our greatest good, and what we least can spare,
Is hope: the last of all our evils, fear.

Many of the great achievements of the world were accomplished by tired and discouraged men who kept on working.

Many of the great achievements of the world were accomplished by tired and discouraged men who kept on working.

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

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

We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope. . -Martin Luther King.

We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope. . -Martin Luther King.

Nothing is hopeless; we must hope for everything.

Nothing is hopeless; we must hope for everything.

"Hope" is the thing with feathers- That perches in the soul- And sings the tunes without the words- And never read more

"Hope" is the thing with feathers- That perches in the soul- And sings the tunes without the words- And never stops- at all- .

Never deprive someone of hope - it may be all they have. -Unknown.

Never deprive someone of hope - it may be all they have. -Unknown.

"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.