Cannot Hope Quotes

44 quotes by 39 authors

The modern way with God is to set him at a distance, if not to deny him altogether; and the irony is that modern Christians,… — J I Packer
Their preservation depends upon a sentiment. As sentiment never yet annihilated a paying industry, we cannot hope to stay, wholly, the ax and saw of… — Frank Howard Clark
Beauty in all things-no, we cannot hope for that; but some place set apart for it. — Edna St. Vincent Millay
He who buries his head deep into a nosebag full of food cannot hope to see the invisible world. — Al-Ghazali
He who accepts his poverty unhurt I'd say is rich although he lacked a shirt. But truly poor are they who whine and fret and… — Geoffrey Chaucer
When we cannot hope to win, it is an advantage to yield. — Quintilian
To extend our memories by monuments, whose death we daily pray for, and whose duration we cannot hope, without injury to our expectations in the… — Thomas Browne
It may indeed prove to be far the most difficult and not the least important task for human reason rationally to comprehend its own limitations.… — Friedrich August von Hayek
Countries, therefore, when lawmaking falls exclusively to the lot of the poor cannot hope for much economy in public expenditure; expenses will always be considerable,… — Alexis de Tocqueville
You cannot hope to sweep someone else away by the force of your writing until it has been done to you. — Stephen King
The essential fact which emerges ... is that the three smallest and most active reservoirs ( of carbon in the global carbon cycle), the atmosphere,… — Freeman Dyson
You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals. To that end,each of us must work for our own improvement and, at… — Marie Curie
Those who tread 'adult' as a term of approval cannot hope to be considered adult themselves. When I became a man I put away childish… — C.S. Lewis
Truth is for the gods; from our human point of view, it is an ideal, towards which we can approximate, but which we cannot hope… — Bertrand Russell
I am a lover of the cause of Christ and of virtue, chastity, and an upright, steady course of conduct and a holy walk. I… — Joseph Smith, Jr.
We cannot hope to create a sustainable culture with any but sustainable souls. — Derrick Jensen
Finding the occasional straw of truth awash in a great ocean of confusion and bamboozle requires intelligence, vigilance, dedication, and courage. But if we don't… — Carl Sagan
It is necessary to remember, as we think critically about domination, that we all have the capacity to act in ways that oppress, dominate, wound… — Bell Hooks
Ghosts Take shape under moonlight, materialize in dreams. Shadows. Silhouettes of what is no more. But ghosts don't bother me. The day brings bigger things… — Ellen Hopkins
Poetry, being elegance itself, cannot hope to achieve visibility. It insists on living its own life. — Jean Cocteau

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