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They who do not understand that a man may be brought to hope that

They who do not understand that a man may be brought to hope that which of all things is the most grievous to him, have not observed with sufficient closeness the perversity of the human mind. – Anthony Trollope

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Marvelous is the power which can be exercised, almost unconsciously, over a company, or an individual, or even upon a crowd by one person gifted with good temper, good digestion, good intellects, and good looks. – Anthony Trollope

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A mans love, till it has been chastened and fastened by the feeling of duty which marriage brings with it, is instigated mainly by the difficulty of pursuit. – Anthony Trollope

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Success is the necessary misfortune of life, but it is only to the very unfortunate that it comes early. – Anthony Trollope

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My hope still is to leave the world a bit better than when I got here. – Jim Henson

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They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for. – Tom Bodett

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I hope you love birds too. It is economical. It saves going to heaven. – Emily Dickinson

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But maybe music was not intended to satisfy the curious definiteness of man. Maybe it is better to hope that music may always be transcendental language in the most extravagant sense. – Charles Ives

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