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title: "8 Hope Greater Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [Strong hope is a much greater stimulant to life than any single realized joy could be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/friedrich-nietzsche/strong-hope-is-a-much-greater-stimulant-to-life-than-any-single/)

[Friedrich Nietzsche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/friedrich-nietzsche/)

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> [Strong hope is a much greater stimulant of life than any single realised joy could be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/friedrich-nietzsche/strong-hope-is-a-much-greater-stimulant-of-life-than-any-single/)

[Friedrich Nietzsche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/friedrich-nietzsche/)

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> [I would say that God is much bigger than all of this. I've been through difficult times where it just seems like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bart-millard/i-would-say-that-god-is-much-bigger-than-all-of-this-i-ve-been/)

[Bart Millard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bart-millard/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/055/bart-millard-10713_bigger_i-would-say-that-god-is-much-bigger-than_330813.jpg)

> [God gives me hope that there is something greater than us, something better and bigger than the here and now, that can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mattie-stepanek/god-gives-me-hope-that-there-is-something-greater-than-us-something/)

[Mattie Stepanek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mattie-stepanek/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/427/mattie-stepanek-15384_better_god-gives-me-hope-that-there-is-somethin_361202.jpg)

> [“Hope starts as a promise made to yourself, the first drop of rain in a parched land, the first step onto dry…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-hawke/hope-starts-as-a-promise-made-to-yourself-the-first-drop-of-rain-in-a/)

[Christopher Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-hawke/)

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> [“We move forward by having confidence within ourselves, with hope for a greater purpose.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-j-barrier/we-move-forward-by-having-confidence-within-ourselves-with-hope-for-a/)

[Ellen J. Barrier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-j-barrier/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34f/ellen-j-barrier-2650_confidence_we-move-forward-by-having-confidence-wit_1450967.jpg)

> [I've been through difficult times where it just seems like hope is nowhere to be found, but those are some of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bart-millard/i-ve-been-through-difficult-times-where-it-just-seems-like-hope-is/)

[Bart Millard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bart-millard/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec6/bart-millard-10713_difficult_i-ve-been-through-difficult-times-where_1457521.jpg)

> [Strong hope is a much greater stimulant of life than any realized joy could be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/friedrich-nietzsche/strong-hope-is-a-much-greater-stimulant-of-life-than-any-realized-joy/)

[Friedrich Nietzsche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/friedrich-nietzsche/)

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