Despair Quotes

1642 Despair quotes by 1070 unique authors

Let no one despair, even though in the darkest night the last star of hope may disappear. — Friedrich Schiller
Where there is discord may we bring harmony. Where there is error, may we bring truth. Where there is doubt, may we bring faith. Where… — Francis of Assisi
What you love, you will love. What you undertake you will complete. You are a fulfiller of hope; you are to be relied on. But… — Ursula K. Le Guin
I simply want to reach a level where I will never cease to make progress...so that, even on the bad evenings, I may never be… — Sonny Rollins
God does not send us despair in order to kill us; he sends it in order to awaken us to new life. — Hermann Hesse
Someone who does not draw strength from himself and who is incapable of finding the meaning of his life within himself will...seek the map to… — Vaclav Havel
Positive images of the future are a powerful and magnetic force... They draw us on and energize us, give us courage and will to take… — William James
False hope is worse than despair. — Jonathan Kozol
I was thinking of my patients, and how the worst moment for them was when they discovered they were masters of their own fate. It… — Anais Nin
Courage is as often the outcome of despair as of hope; in the one case we have nothing to lose, in the other everything to… — Diane de Poitiers
Worshiping God even amid despair is a way to defy the Adversary and declare our valuing of the good-the best-in life: the Lord! — Jack W. Hayford
Worry, doubt, fear and despair are the enemies which slowly bring us down to the ground and turn us to dust before we die. — Douglas MacArthur
Despair shows us the limit of our imagination. Imaginations shared create collaboration, collaboration creates community, and community inspires social change. — Terry Tempest Williams
Many succumb to despair and fail without realizing that they already possess all the tools needed to acquire great wealth. — Og Mandino
Age-based retirement arbitrarily severs productive persons from their livelihood, squanders their talents, scars their health, strains an already overburdened Social Security system, and drives many… — Claude Pepper
A man's age is something impressive, it sums up his life: maturity reached slowly and against many obstacles, illnesses cured, griefs and despairs overcome, and… — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Despair is anger with no place to go. — Mignon McLaughlin
Humor is... despair refusing to take itself seriously. — Unknown Author
I am president and do not have the right to give in to emotions. I have bad moods, very bad moods, but I never feel… — Dmitry Medvedev
I might look successful and happy being in front of you today, but I once suffered from severe depression and was in total despair. — Ji-Hae Park

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