Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right read more

Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: you don't give up.

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there read more

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.

And Hope enchanted smiled, and waved her golden hair.

And Hope enchanted smiled, and waved her golden hair.

Hope springs exulting on triumphant wing.

Hope springs exulting on triumphant wing.

When you do nothing, you feel overwhelmed and powerless. But when you get involved, you feel the sense of hope read more

When you do nothing, you feel overwhelmed and powerless. But when you get involved, you feel the sense of hope and accomplishment that comes from knowing you are working to make things better.

The hope of impunity is the greatest inducement to do wrong.
[Lat., Maxima illecebra est peccandi impunitatis spes.]

The hope of impunity is the greatest inducement to do wrong.
[Lat., Maxima illecebra est peccandi impunitatis spes.]

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, withering, fled--and Mercy sighed farewell.

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

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.