FD Francois de La Rochefoucauld Writer “Avarice often produces opposite results: there are an infinite number of persons who sacrifice their property to doubtful and distant expectations; others mistake great future advantages for small present interests.” Mistake Sacrifice Hope ♥ 4
George Washington Military Leader, Politician “I am once more seated under my own vine and fig tree ... and hope to spend the remainder of my days in peaceful retirement, making political pursuits yield to the more rational amusement of cultivating the earth.” Peace Hope Retirement ♥ 4
SL Sydney Lee Artist, Illustrator “What is hope but futility for moments stood on end.” Moments Expectations Hope ♥ 4
Friedrich Nietzsche Philosopher, Writer “Follow in the footsteps of your fathers' virtue! How could you hope to climb high unless your fathers' will climbs with you?” Father Hope Heritage ♥ 4
Friedrich Nietzsche Philosopher, Writer “Hope, in its stronger forms, is a great deal more powerful stimulans to life than any sort of realized joy can ever be. Man must be sustained in suffering by a hope so high that no conflict with actuality can dash it - so high, indeed, that no fulfilment can satisfy it: a hope reaching out beyond this world.” Men Powerful Hope ♥ 4
Michel de Montaigne Philosopher, Writer “Our thoughts are always elsewhere; we are stayed and supported by the hope for a better life, or by the hope that our children will turn out well, or that our name will be famous in the future, or that we shall escape the evils of this life, or that vengeance threatens those who are the cause of our death.” Thinking Children Hope ♥ 4
Barack Obama Politician “I stand here today as hopeful as ever that the United States of America will endure, that it will prevail, that the dream of our founders will live on in our time.” Dream America Hope ♥ 3
Barack Obama Politician “America, we cannot turn back. Not with so much work to be done. Not with so many children to educate, and so many veterans to care for. Not with an economy to fix and cities to rebuild and farms to save. Not with so many families to protect and so many lives to mend. America, we cannot turn back. We cannot walk alone. At this moment, in this election, we must pledge once more to march into the future. Let us keep that promise - that American promise - and in the words of Scripture hold firmly, without wavering, to the hope that we confess.” Children Cities Hope ♥ 3
