Bears Quote by Joseph Addison

Hope is the struggle of the soul, breaking loose from what is perishable, and attesting her eternity.

— Herman Melville

Suffering predisposes the mind to devoutness; and most young girls, prompted by instinctive tenderness, lean towards mysticism, the obscurer side of religion.

— Honore de Balzac

In the end it is nothing other than the loving kindness with which the woman cares for her child that makes the difference. Her…

— Gautama Buddha

It is natural to man to indulge in the illusion of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, till…

— Patrick Henry

“To know that she could not be near God in peace and love without fulfilling certain mental conditions — that he would not have…

— George MacDonald

Woman has this in common with angels, that suffering beings belong especially to her.

— Honore de Balzac

In her present ignorance, woman's religion, instead of making her noble and free, by the wrong application of great principles ofright and justice, has…

— Elizabeth Cady Stanton

“The New Testament describes the characteristics of a "virtuous widow" who is qualified to receive help from believers. This woman's description seems to parallel…

— Leslie Ludy

Hope saves a person in the midst of misfortunes.

— Menander

“We want her to learn how she can see difficulties as opportunities. And, ultimately, how God can and will use hurt in her life…

— Sissy Goff

Faith, like a jackal, feeds among the tombs, and even from these dead doubts she gathers her most vital hope.

— Herman Melville

Christianity only hopes. It has hung its harp on the willows, and cannot sing a song in a strange land. It has dreamed a…

— Henry David Thoreau