Ambrose Bierce: HOPE, n. Desire and expectation rolled into one.

HOPE, n. Desire and expectation rolled into one. — Ambrose Bierce

HOPE, n. Desire and expectation rolled into one.

Ambrose Bierce

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The wretch condemn'd with life to part, Still, still on hope relies; And every p — Oliver Goldsmith
I suppose it can be truthfully said that Hope is the only universal liar who nev — Robert G. Ingersoll
The Worldly Hope men set their Hearts upon Turns Ashes — or it prospers; and ano — Omar Khayyám
Verzweifle keiner je, dem in der trübsten Nacht Der Hoffnung letzte Sterne schwi — Let no one despair
In the factory, we make cosmetics ; in the store we sell hope. — Charles H. Revson
But wisdom, awful wisdom! which inspects, Discerns, compares, weighs, separates, — Edward Young
Once you’ve married, be strict but just with your wife, don’t allow her to forge — Anton Chekhov
Ce n'est pas être sage D'être plus sage qu'il ne le faut. — It is not wise to be wiser than is necessary. Quinault
Confragosa in fastigium dignitatis via est. — Seneca
Nothing can be achieved without knowledge, and yet everything can be achieved ju — Haidakhan Babaji cited in: Gaura Devi.
Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. — George Bernard Shaw
Die Weisheit ist nur in der Wahrheit. — Wisdom is only found in truth. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe