Quote by Thomas Carlyle
Man is, properly speaking, based upon hope, he has no other posses

Man is, properly speaking, based upon hope, he has no other possession but hope this world of his is emphatically the place of hope. – Thomas Carlyle

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A person usually has two reasons for doing something: a good reason and the real reason. – Thomas Carlyle

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Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure there is one less rascal in the world. – Thomas Carlyle

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Everyone who feels stuck in the Obama economy is right to focus on the here and now. And I hope you understand this too, if youre feeling left out or passed by: You have not failed, your leaders have failed you. – Paul Ryan

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Hope is but the dream of those who wake. – Matthew Prior

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