Have hope! Tho clouds environ round,
And gladness hides her face in scorn,
Put thou the shadow from thy brow;
No night but hath its morn.
--SCHILLER.
(1439)
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The world has no time and no use for the man who has no time and
no use for hope. A gentleman on being asked to contribute to the
erection of a monument replied: “Not a dollar; I am ready to
contribute toward building monuments to those who make us hope,
but I will not give a dollar to help perpetuate the memory and
influence of those who live to make us despair.”--JOHN E.
ADAMS.
(1440)
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Hope was the one thing that remained in Pandora’s box. While it remains
men may courageously face life and the future.
When Alexander the Great crossed into Asia, he gave away almost
all his belongings to his friends. One of his captains asked
him, “Sire, what do you keep for yourself?” “I keep hope,” was
the answer of the king. (Text.)
(1441)