Quote by Samuel Johnson
Hope is necessary in every condition. The miseries of poverty, sic

Hope is necessary in every condition. The miseries of poverty, sickness, of captivity, would, without this comfort, be insupportable. – Samuel Johnson

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There are goods so opposed that we cannot seize both, but, by too much prudence, may pass between them at too great a distance to reach either. – Samuel Johnson

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No place affords a more striking conviction of the vanity of human hopes than a public library. – Samuel Johnson

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A short letter to a distant friend is, in my opinion, an insult like that of a slight bow or cursory salutation — a proof of unwillingness to do much, even where there is a necessity of doing something. – Samuel Johnson

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Hope is some extraordinary spiritual grace that God gives us to control our fears, not to oust them. – Vincent McNabb

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He that lives upon hope will die fasting. – Benjamin Franklin

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As the war on terror continues, Americans must honor the brave men and women who gave their lives for the protection of this nation and the hope of peace. – Dan Lipinski

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I am not afraid of dying. I have lived longer than most people in the world. What scares me is to have a body that works but a brain that is waving goodbye. If that happens, I hope I die quickly. – Henning Mankell

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