"He who labors diligently need never despair; for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor."

Despair, Diligence, Labor

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"Despair is the source of all evil."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

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"Despair is a form of certainty, certainty that the future will be a lot like the present or will decline from it."

Rebecca Solnit, American Actress

Despair, Certainty, Future, Emotion

"No one knows while experiencing their darkest hour that some day they may use that very experience to illuminate the ways for others. Nothing is ever wasted."

Renae A. Sauter, American Writer

Despair, Suffering, Learning, Meaning, Experience

"This planet is a broken bone that didn't set right, a hundred pieces of crystal glued together. We've been shattered and reconstructed, told to make an effort every single day to pretend we still function the way we're supposed to. But it's a lie, it's all a lie."

Tahereh Mafi, Iranian Author

Despair, Illusion, Society, Pain, Denial

"I went to the worst of bars hoping to get killed but all I could do was to get drunk again."

Charles Bukowski, American Author

Despair, Death, Escape, Life

"Don't despair, not even over the fact that you don't despair."

Franz Kafka, Austrian Novelist

Despair, Fact

"Sad Patience, too near neighbour to despair."

Matthew Arnold, English Poet

Despair, Patience

"Waste brings woe, and sorrow hates despair."

Robert Greene, English Playwright

Despair, Sorrow, Waste

"I felt so weak and unhappy that I buried my face in the ground: I could not bear the strain of seeing around me the things of the earth. I felt convinced that every movement and every thought was forced, and that one had to be on one's guard against them."

Franz Kafka, Austrian Novelist

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"Snobbery? But it's only a form of despair."

Joseph Brodsky, American Poet

Despair, Snobbery

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"'Know thyself' is a good saying, but not in all situations. In many it is better to say 'know others.'"

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"Despair is the source of all evil."

"Despair is a form of certainty, certainty that the future will be a lot like the present or will decline from it."

"No one knows while experiencing their darkest hour that some day they may use that very experience to illuminate the ways for others. Nothing is ever wasted."

"This planet is a broken bone that didn't set right, a hundred pieces of crystal glued together. We've been shattered and reconstructed, told to make an effort every single day to pretend we still function the way we're supposed to. But it's a lie, it's all a lie."

"I went to the worst of bars hoping to get killed but all I could do was to get drunk again."

"Don't despair, not even over the fact that you don't despair."

"Sad Patience, too near neighbour to despair."

"Waste brings woe, and sorrow hates despair."

"I felt so weak and unhappy that I buried my face in the ground: I could not bear the strain of seeing around me the things of the earth. I felt convinced that every movement and every thought was forced, and that one had to be on one's guard against them."

"Snobbery? But it's only a form of despair."

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"The sword the body wounds, sharp words the mind."

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"The chief beginning of evil is goodness in excess."

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"The character of a man is known from his conversations."

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"'Know thyself' is a good saying, but not in all situations. In many it is better to say 'know others.'"