Despair Quotes

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I assert once again as a truth to which history as a whole bears witness that men may second their fortune, but cannot oppose it;… — Niccolo Machiavelli
From the latter he is defended by being well armed and having good allies, and if he is well armed he will have good friends,… — Niccolo Machiavelli
Do not despair of life. Think of the fox, prowling in a winter night to satisfy his hunger. His race survives; I do not believe… — Henry David Thoreau
To those who despair of everything reason cannot provide a faith, but only passion, and in this case it must be the same passion that… — Albert Camus
Man dies of cold, not of darkness. — Miguel de Unamuno
Then my verse I dishonor, my pictures despise, my person degrade and my temper chastise; and the pen is my terror, the pencil my shame;… — William Blake
Through our sunless lanes creeps Poverty with her hungry eyes, and Sin with his sodden face follows close behind her. Misery wakes us in the… — Oscar Wilde
The depth of our despair measures what capability and height of claim we have to hope. — Thomas Carlyle
All my life I believed I knew something. But then one strange day came when I realized that I knew nothing, yes, I knew nothing.… — Ezra Pound
Despair is the damp of hell, as joy is the serenity of heaven. — John Donne
So great has been the endurance, so incredible the achievement, that, as long as the sun keeps a set course in heaven, it would be… — Unknown Author
We must never despair; our situation has been compromising before, and it has changed for the better; so I trust it will again. If difficulties… — George Washington
Loyal companions are an unequaled grace, stanching fear before it bleeds you numb, a reliable antidote for creeping despair. — Dean Koontz
We can cure physical diseases with medicine, but the only cure for loneliness, despair, and hopelessness is love. There are many in the world who… — Mother Teresa
Without hope, there is no despair. There is only meaningless suffering. — Dan Morgenstern
Who can hope for nothing, should despair for nothing. — Seneca the Younger
Between now and 2015, we must make sure that promises made become promises kept. The consequences of doing otherwise are profound: death, illness and despair,… — Ban Ki-moon
I grew up in a working class family where there was no health insurance. I saw first hand the fracturing of the American dream and… — Howard Schultz
Terrorism really flourishes in areas of poverty, despair and hopelessness, where people see no future — Colin Powell
All we see of someone at any moment is a snapshot of their life, there in riches or poverty, in joy or despair. Snapshots don't… — Richard Bach

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