"Many possessions, if they do not make a man better, are at least expected to make his children happier; and this pathetic hope is behind many exertions."

Hope, Children, Man, Possessions

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"Many possessions, if they do not make a man better, are at least expected to make his children happier; and this pathetic hope is behind many exertions."

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"If there is no dream, there will be no hope. If there is no hope there will be no life."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

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"Never be disabused of those hopes you believe in otherwise you will go far as far as you can't be."

Auliq Ice, Ugandan Economist

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"The lightest weight anyone can carry on life's journey is hope."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

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"Be brave enough to listen to your heart, be bold enough to hope for the best."

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"Love without hope will not survive.Love without faith changes nothing.Love gives power to hope and faith."

Toba Beta, Indonesian Author

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"If you are still alive, your blessings are far from being over. Keep aiming higher and don't allow anyone or anything to steal your faith and hope."

Edmond Mbiaka, American Author

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"True hope is swift, and flies with swallow's wings."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

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"The darkest moments of the night herald the imminent advent of a radiant sun."

Abhijit Naskar, Indian Author

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"He has one in a million chance of being with her, yet he dreams about that single chance every night."

Anonymous, Unknown Unknown

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"A seed today is a forest tomorrow."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

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