Despair Quotes

1642 Despair quotes by 1070 unique authors

MAKE ME AN ANGEL THAT FLIES FROM MONTGOMERY, MAKE ME A POSTER OF AN OLD RODEO JUST GIVE ME ONE THING THAT I CAN HOLD… — John Prine
Waste brings woe, and sorrow hates despair. — Robert Greene
To add to our misery and despair, a bloated aristocracy has sent to China - the greatest and oldest despotism in the world - for… — Denis Kearney
To a man the greatest blessing is individual liberty; to a dog it is the last word in despair. — William Lyon Phelps
Place no hope in the feeling of assurance, in spiritual comfort. You may well have to get along without this. Place no hope in the… — Thomas Merton
Although love unreturned can drive you to despair, trust that somewhere out there, someone is waiting just for you. — Laura Ramirez
Why do we protect children from life? It's no wonder that we become afraid to live. We're not told what life really is. We're not… — Leo Buscaglia
To simplify things down to their real essence, whenever things go wrong in our lives, whenever our plans go awry and the things we took… — Tony Clark
I firmly believe this ... that without His concurring aid we shall succeed in this political building no better, than the builders of Babel: We… — Benjamin Franklin
Whoever feels pain in hearing a good character of his neighbor, will feel a pleasure in the reverse. And those who despair to rise in… — Benjamin Franklin
The weak man becomes strong when he has nothing, for then only can he feel the wild, mad thrill of despair. — Arthur Conan Doyle
Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love, Where there is injury, pardon; Where there is doubt,… — Francis of Assisi
All that is necessary for evil to succeed is for good men to do nothing as they must if they believe they can do nothing.… — Edmund Burke
From secrecy and deception in high places; come home, America. From military spending so wasteful that it weakens our nation; come home, America. From the… — George McGovern
We have seen the highest circle of spiraling powers. We have named this circle God. We might have given it any other name we wished:… — Nikos Kazantzakis
Christianity has a hunter's instinct for finding out all those who by one means or another may be driven to despair -although only a part… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Rome took all the vanity out of me; for after seeing the wonders there, I felt too insignificant to live, and gave up all my… — Louisa May Alcott
Ivan Ilych saw that he was dying, and he was in continual despair. In the depth of his heart he knew he was dying, but… — Leo Tolstoy
J.R.R.Tolkien has confessed that about a third of the way through The Fellowship of the Ring, some ruffian named Strider confronted the hobbits in an… — Ansen Dibell
To all who suffer- to all who feel discouraged, worried, or lonely- I say with love and deep concern for you, never give in. Never… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf
The Question is not how much are you going to accomplish? Or can you show some results? But are you in love with Jesus? In… — Henri Nouwen
Take action. You can either be a passive victim of circumstance or you can be the active hero of your own life. Action is the… — Bradley Whitford
Transformation is a process, and as life happens there are tons of ups and downs. It's a journey of discovery - there are moments on… — Rick Warren
I can't eat. I can never eat when I'm in the depths of despair. — Anne Shirley
A Dark Night is a mental and emotional state of despair that arises when something is so painful that it blots out all other considerations… — Susan Piver

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