Hope
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Hope is itself a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness which this world affords
Hope is the dream of a waking man
Hope in reality is the worst of all evils, because it prolongs the torments of man
In so great a danger the faintest hope should be considered
In all things it is better to hope than to despair
Hope, deceitful as it is, serves at least to lead us to the end of life along an agreeable road
Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper
All things are to be hoped by a man as long as he is alive
I steer my bark with hope in the head, leaving fear astern.
To the last moment of his breath,
On hope the wretch relies;
And even the pang preceding death
Bids expectation rise.
On hope the wretch relies;
And even the pang preceding death
Bids expectation rise.
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