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Quote by Georges Bernanos
A poor man with nothing in his belly needs hope, illusion, more th

A poor man with nothing in his belly needs hope, illusion, more than bread. – Georges Bernanos

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Civilization exists precisely so that there may be no masses but rather men alert enough never to constitute masses. – Georges Bernanos

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Concerning God, freewill and destiny: Of all that earth has been or yet may be, all that vain men imagine or believe, or hope can paint or suffering may achieve, we descanted. – Percy Bysshe Shelley

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Hope

For myself, if I am to stake all I have and hope to be upon anything, I will venture it upon the abounding fullness of God – upon the assurance that, as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are His ways higher than our ways, and His thoughts than our thoughts. – Henry Norris Russell

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Hope

Religion kept some of my relatives alive, because it was all they had. If they hadnt had some hope of heaven, some companionship in Jesus, they probably would have committed suicide, their lives were so hellish. – Octavia Butler

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Tomorrow hopes we have learned something from yesterday. – John Wayne

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It is strange what a contempt men have for the joys that are offered them freely. – Georges Duhamel

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In the case of my book, I dont think its really the coming-out gay novel that everyone really needed, even though it was received as such. The boy is too creepy, he betrays his teacher, the only adult man with whom hes enjoyed a sexual experience, etc. – Edmund White

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Americans are benevolently ignorant about Canada, while Canadians are malevolently well informed about the United States. – J. Bartlett Brebner

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There is not enough love and goodness in the world to permit giving any of it away to imaginary beings. – Friedrich Nietzsche

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