Still desiring, we live without hope.
[It., Senza speme vivemo in desio.]

Still desiring, we live without hope.
[It., Senza speme vivemo in desio.]

For the hopes of men have been justly called waking dreams.

For the hopes of men have been justly called waking dreams.

We must rediscover the distinction between hope and expectation.

We must rediscover the distinction between hope and expectation.

Ah, Hope! what would life be, stripped of thy encouraging smiles, that teach us to look behind the dark clouds read more

Ah, Hope! what would life be, stripped of thy encouraging smiles, that teach us to look behind the dark clouds of to-day, for the golden beams that are to gild the morrow.

You held out your hand, and I took it without stopping to make sense of what I was doing. For read more

You held out your hand, and I took it without stopping to make sense of what I was doing. For the first time in almost a century, I felt hope.

What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise

What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise

Hope" is the thing with feathers- that perches in the soul... -Emily Dickenson.

Hope" is the thing with feathers- that perches in the soul... -Emily Dickenson.

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

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

Perhaps they are not stars, but rather openings in heaven where the love of our lost ones pours through and read more

Perhaps they are not stars, but rather openings in heaven where the love of our lost ones pours through and shines down upon us to let us know they are happy.