Hope Quotes

Hope, like the gleaming taper's light,
Adorns and cheers our way;
And still, as darker grows the night,
Emits a brighter ray.

The wings of hope carry us, soaring high above the driving winds of life.

Man is not the sum of what he has already, but rather the sum of what he does not yet have, of what he could have.

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.

God puts the excess of hope in one man, in order that it may be a medicine to the man who is despondent.

There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something tomorrow.

Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come.

"Be as a bird perched on a frail branch that she feels bending beneath her, still she sings away all the same, knowing she has wings."

Where there's hope, there's life. It fills us with fresh courage and makes us strong again.

Strong hope is a much greater stimulant of life than any single realized joy could be.

Hope is like a road in the country; there was never a road, but when many people walk on it, the road comes into existence.

Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.

Hope is the only bee that makes honey without flowers.

Once you choose hope, anything's possible.

As long as hope does not embrace and transform the thought and action of men, it remains topsy-turvy and ineffective.

The capacity for hope is the most significant fact of life. It provides human beings with a sense of destination and the energy to get started.

Hope is not like a lottery ticket you can sit on the sofa and clutch, feeling lucky.... hope is an axe you break down doors with in an emergency.

Hope is that thing with feathers that perches in the soul and sings the tune without the words and never stops... at all.

I know the world is filled with troubles and many injustices. But reality is as beautiful as it is ugly. I think it is just as important to sing about beautiful mornings as it is to talk about slums. I just couldn't write anything without hope in it.

Hope is some extraordinary spiritual grace that God gives us to control our fears, not to oust them.