939 private quotes tagged hope

“In most of mankind gratitude is merely a secret hope of further favors.” — Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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“Expecting something for nothing is the most popular form of hope.” — Arnold H. Glasow

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“Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man.” — Friedrich Nietzsche

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“Youth is easily deceived because it is quick to hope.” — Aristotle

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“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 hollow-cheeked harlot we have got hold of.” — Lord Byron

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“Our forces saved the remnants of the Jewish people of Europe for a new life and a new hope in the reborn land of Israel. Along with all men of good will, I salute the young state and wish it well.” — Dwight D. Eisenhower

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“Hope is the word which God has written on the brow of every man.” — Victor Hugo

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“None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.” — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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“The less we deserve good fortune, the more we hope for it.” — Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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“If money is your hope for independence you will never have it. The only real security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability.” — Henry Ford

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“He who has health, has hope and he who has hope, has everything.” — Thomas Carlyle

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“If the United Nations once admits that international disputes can be settled by using force, then we will have destroyed the foundation of the organization and our best hope of establishing a world order.” — Dwight D. Eisenhower

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“Courage is like love it must have hope for nourishment.” — Napoleon Bonaparte

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“This man is freed from servile bands, Of hope to rise, or fear to fall Lord of himself, though not of lands, And leaving nothing, yet hath all.” — Lord Byron

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“Hope travels through, nor quits us when we die.” — Alexander Pope

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“You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.” — Woodrow Wilson

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“People crushed by laws, have no hope but to evade power. If the laws are their enemies, they will be enemies to the law and those who have most to hope and nothing to lose will always be dangerous.” — Edmund Burke

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“Many believe - and I believe - that I have been designated for this work by God. In spite of my old age, I do not want to give it up; I work out of love for God and I put all my hope in Him.” — Michelangelo

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“We are long before we are convinced that happiness is never to be found, and each believes it possessed by others, to keep alive the hope of obtaining it for himself.” — Samuel Johnson

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“To me, what I love about the draft is first, you see the young men who are realizing their dreams that they've worked so hard for. That's a pretty cool thing. You saw the emotion from some of these guys the other day. And then, the second thing is this total sense of hope and optimism. And, I think that's great for everybody.” — Roger Goodell

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“Faith is not simply a patience that passively suffers until the storm is past. Rather, it is a spirit that bears things - with resignations, yes, but above all, with blazing, serene hope.” — Corazon Aquino

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“Love, hope, fear, faith - these make humanity These are its sign and note and character.” — Robert Browning

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“I mean, I get letters in the mail because I had a heart defect when I was one, I had surgeries and stuff. And so you get these letters in the mail that just, they are crazy, they are just like, yes, well our son is dealing with the same thing and we saw you on TV and I mean it is such a cool thing to inspire and kind of give hope.” — Shaun White

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“In this world you've just got to hope for the best and prepare for the worst and take whatever God sends.” — Lucy Maud Montgomery

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“I've tried to handle winning well, so that maybe we'll win again, but I've also tried to handle failure well. If those serve as good examples for teachers and kids, then I hope that would be a contribution I have made to sport. Not just basketball, but to sport.” — Mike Krzyzewski

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