Hope is the thing with feathers, that perches in the soul, and sings the tune without words, and never stops at all.
Hope is the companion of power, and mother of success; for who so hopes strongly has within him the gift of miracles.
War is just when it is necessary; arms are permissible when there is no hope except in arms.
Children are the world’s most valuable resource and its best hope for the future.
One ought to seek out virtue for its own sake, without being influenced by fear or hope, or by any external influence. Moreover, that in that does happiness consist.
While there’s death, there’s hope.
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, “I used everything you gave me.
Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness . . . it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair . . . in short, the period was so far like the present period . . .
I hope for nothing. I fear nothing. I am free.