Quotes About Hope

What makes hope such an intense pleasure is the fact that the future, which we dispose of to our liking, appears to us at the same time under a multitude of forms, equally attractive and equally possible. Even if the most coveted of these becomes realized, it will be necessary to give up the others, and we shall have lost a great deal.

L'humanité gémit, à demi écrasée sous le poids des progrès qu'elle a faits. Elle ne sait pas assez que son avenir dépend d'elle.

Avouons notre ignorance, mais ne nous résignons pas à la croire définitive.

You see, my mind takes me far, but my heart dreams of return.

We all came from our mothers' bellies. We all have hope in our veins. We don't want history to forget us, but the dead look after the afterwards.

Blessed be childhood which brings down something of heaven into the midst of our rough earthliness.

Love is faith, and one faith leads to another.

Uncertainty is the refuge of hope.

Destiny has two ways of crushing us - by refusing our wishes and by fulfilling them.

A waiting person is a patient person. The word patience means the willingness to stay where we are and live the situation out to the full in the belief that something hidden there will manifest itself to us.

We need to be angels for each other, to give each other strength and consolation. Because only when we fully realize that the cup of life is not only a cup of sorrow but also a cup of joy will we be able to drink it.

When suddenly you seem to lose all you thought you had gained, do not despair. You must expect setbacks and regressions. Don't say to yourself "All is lost. I have to start all over again." This is not true. What you have gained you have gained....When you return to the the road, you return to the place where you left it, not to where you started.

On a rigolé à la face de la lune […], et nos rires c'étaient des poings levés contre toute la misère […], pour lui dire qu'on n'avait même pas mal.

There are always flowers for those who want to see them.

Siempre hay flores para aquellos que desean verlas.

Il y a toujours des fleurs pour ceux qui veulent les voir.

Tu peux être tranquille. Il reste du limpide en toi. En une seule vie tu n'as pas pu tout souiller.

I have found it very important in my own life to try to let go of my wishes and instead to live in hope. I am finding that when I choose to let go of my sometimes petty and superficial wishes and trust that my life is precious and meaningful in the eyes of God something really new, something beyond my own expectations begins to happen for me. (Finding My Way Home)

A man who walks with God always gets to his destination.

give yourself permission to dream, to be totally unrealistic. (Richard Bolles says, "One of the saddest lines in the world is, 'Oh, come now, be realistic.' ")

Oh courage… oh yes! If only one had that… Then life might be livable, in spite of everything.

The younger generation will come knocking at my door.

Mother, give me the sun.

Castles in the air - they are so easy to take refuge in. And so easy to build, too.