But what is Hope? Nothing but the paint on the face of Existence; the least touch of truth rubs it off, and then we see what a hol...low-cheeked harlot we have got hold of.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
"Hope" is the thing with feathers-- That perches in the soul--... And sings the tunes without the words-- And never stops--at all--LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Patience and looking away ahead, And leaving some things to take their course.... Hope may not nourish a cow or horse, But spes alit agricolam 'tis said.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
His hope is treacherous only whose love dies With beauty, which is varying every hour;... But, in chaste hearts uninfluenced by the power Of outward change, there blooms a deathless flower, That breathes on earth the air of paradise.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace! Where there is hatred let me sow love;... Where there is injury, pardon; Where there is doubt, faith; Where there is despair, hope; Where there is darkness, light; Where there is sadness, joy.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »