Fat man Quote by J.R.R. Tolkien

“There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something tomorrow. —Orison Swett Marden”

— Marie Force

“Men could not have too much. Ecstasy and vulnerability belonged in the same dish. The fear the cup would be snatched away was what…

— Tanith Lee

“There is uncertainty in hope, but even with its tenuous nature, it summons our strength and pulls us through fear and grief— and even…

— Priscille Sibley

“Who taught us to bow our heads while waiting for trains? to touch lumber without regret and sing privately or not at all? To…

— James Harms

Oh, sir, the loftiest hopes on earth Draw lots with meaner hopes: heroic breasts, Breathing bad air, run risk of pestilence; Or, lacking lime-juice…

— George Eliot

“Fear confines us to lesser choices that we can’t grow. Hope liberates us to greater heights that we can grow.”

— Gloria D. Gonsalves

“I am not a man of fear, but I am a man that knows how to fear. Without fear, we become lazy. Without fear,…

— Lionel Suggs

“We can always hope, but we must not live on hope. Let us step beyond expectations, and remain resilient. Let us breathe consciously without…

— Erik Pevernagie

“Hope is a fire more ravenous than the flames of temptation.  For if only a portion of it poisons your veins, it is enough…

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“...Feel no fear before the multitude of men, do not run in panic, but let each man bear his shield straight toward the fore-fighters,…

— Tyrtaeus

“...there is no brew so deadly that it cannot at certain moments become precious and invigorating by giving us just the stimulus that was…

— Marcel Proust

“If a man feared defeat, he would never give battle... Every victory is inevitably succeeded by defeat. It is the nature of our lives.…

— Brian Ruckley