Quote by Joseph Addison
Hope calculates its scenes for a long and durable life; presses fo

Hope calculates its scenes for a long and durable life; presses forward to imaginary points of bliss; and grasps at impossibilities; and consequently very often ensnares men into beggary, ruin and dishonor. – Joseph Addison

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A mans first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own heart, and his next to escape the censures of the world. – Joseph Addison

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If men would consider not so much wherein they differ, as wherein they agree, there would be far less of uncharitableness and angry feeling. – Joseph Addison

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At the end of the day, all you can hope for is to go on. The older I get, the more I realize that just keeping on keeping on is what lifes all about. – Janis Ian

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Whiskeys to tough, Champagne costs too much, Vodka puts my mouth in gear. I hope this refrain, Will help me explain, As a matter of fact, I like beer. – Tom T. Hall

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Hope is a very unruly emotion. – Gloria Steinem

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I hope that through my example, such as my role on The West Wing, I can help change attitudes on deafness and prove we can really do everything… except hear. – Marlee Matlin

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