Hope is cruel and has no conscience.

“Time has taught me not to lose hope, yet not to trust too much in hope either. Hope is cruel, and has no conscience.”

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

This affliction--hope--is so cruel and stubborn, I believe it will kill me

— Patricia McCormick

“Hope is cruel and has no consequence”

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

“Hope is a cruel bitch.”

— Ryan C. Thomas

Hope is cruel. Hope reminds me of what almost was. Hope makes the physical ache return.

— Harlan Coben

“But hope is a cruel thing. It makes you cling to a dream, makes you believe that the impossible can be possible, just so…

— D.S. Wrights

“Hope is misleading, hope is cruel, but hope is all we have.”

— Anonymous

Never can true courage dwell with them, Who, playing tricks with conscience, dare not look At their own vices.

— Samuel Taylor Coleridge

“If we cannot be happy and powerful and prey on others, we invent conscience and prey on ourselves.”

— Elbert Hubbard

Making money doesn't oblige people to forfeit their honor or their conscience.

— Guy de Rothschild

Let us be thankful for health and competence, and, above all, for a quiet conscience.

— Izaak Walton

My conscience is really active. So I feel bad about spending excess amount of money on things.

— Syd

Writing adds up to the conscience of our times.

— Martin Firrell

“Knowledge without conscience is but the ruin of the soul.”

— Rabelaise

Self-respect and a clear conscience are powerful components of integrity and are the basis for enriching your relationships with others.

— Denis Waitley