None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return. Maya Angelou
I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe. Dalai Lama
I hope to stand firm enough to not go backward, and yet not go forward fast enough to wreck the country's cause. Abraham Lincoln
A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success. Elbert Hubbard
Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man. Friedrich Nietzsche
Lord save us all from a hope tree that has lost the faculty of putting out blossoms. Mark Twain
Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul - and sings the tunes without the words - and never stops at all. Emily Dickinson
This suspense is terrible. I hope it will last. Oscar Wilde
Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for. Epicurus
Be careful to leave your sons well instructed rather than rich, for the hopes of the instructed are better than the wealth of the ignorant. Epictetus
Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for. Joseph Addison
You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world's problems at once but don't ever underestimate the importance you can have because history has shown us that courage can be contagious and hope can take on a life of its own. Michelle Obama
Youth is easily deceived because it is quick to hope. Aristotle