Quotes about despair
despair oneself
There is nothing like despair to make one throw oneself upon the gods. Mary Renault
despair lessons remember
Remember, thou canst be brought into no condition, be it ever so severe, where Love has not been before thee and where its tender lesson is not awaiting thee. Therefore despair not nor murmur, for that which seeketh to save, to heal, and to deliver, will guide thee, if thou seekest this guidance. Mary Baker Eddy
despair matter ephemeral
No matter how ephemeral it is, a novel is something, while despair is nothing. Mario Vargas Llosa
despair looks may
In moments of despair, we look on ourselves lead-enly as objects; we see ourselves, our lives, as someone else might see them and may even be driven to kill ourselves if the separation, the "knowledge," seems sufficiently final. Mary McCarthy
despair moments
The moment of near despair is quite often the moment that precedes courage. Christopher Hitchens
despair vitality reason
Nature drives with a loose rein and vitality of any sort can blunder through many a predicament in which reason would despair. George Santayana
despair fundamentals matter
If clearness about things produces a fundamental despair, a fundamental despair in turn produces a remarkable clearness or even playfulness about ordinary matters.
despair hopelessness pleasure
It's in despair that you find the sharpest pleasures, particularly when you are most acutely aware of the hopelessness of your position. Fyodor Dostoevsky
despair spirit unfaithful
God gave you not a spirit of faithlessness, not a spirit of despair.
despair
Even in my despair, I knew in a vague way that the Bible held hope for me in its pages. I just didn't know where to begin. Joni Eareckson Tada
despair world depth
On top of the world, or in the depths of despair. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
despair triumph intense
I do not despair in the least of ultimate triumph. I repeat it with intense conviction. Emile Zola
despair habit
To exist is a habit I do not despair of acquiring. Emile M. Cioran
despair tasks lucidity
Lucidity's task: to attain a correct despair, an Olympian ferocity.
despair sin folly
Despair is deadly sin, but worse, it is mortal folly. Ellis Peters
despair epic help truly
The despair is so deep. This is truly a catastrophe of epic proportions for our country. And now they're in our backyard, and we need to help them.
despair regression return
When suddenly you seem to lose all you thought you had gained, do not despair. You must expect setbacks and regressions. Don't say to yourself "All is lost. I have to start all over again." This is not true. What you have gained you have gained....When you return to the the road, you return to the place where you left it, not to where you started. Henri Nouwen
despair bears firsts
At first I was almost about to despair, I thought I never could bear it — but I did I bear it. The question remains: how? Heinrich Heine
despair tools wealth
Many succumb to despair and fail without realizing that they already possess all the tools needed to acquire great wealth. Og Mandino
despair action strive
Fruitless striving breeds less despair than inaction. Mason Cooley
despair found modernism
The modernist writers found despair inspirational.
despair priests friars
Despair makes priests and friars. Martin Luther
despair mountain stones
Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope.
despair disadvantages tots
It's so much easier to count our disadvantages than tot up the mitigating circumstances that generally outweigh the despair. Mariella Frostrup
despair way world
For many in our high-paced world, despair is not a moment; it is a way of life. Ravi Zacharias
despair halls hope leave people visiting
The hope that people walk into poker halls with and the despair they leave with was something I researched by actually visiting these poker halls. Jason Gedrick
despair helps size wonderful
You don't have to be a size 2 or have a wonderful little waist, which helps you get over the despair of shopping. Valerie Steele
despair needs towns
That should be your town motto. It's all I ever hear. Like: New Hampshire, Live Free or Die. It should be: Despair, You Need To Leave Now. Lee Child
despair should
One should never despair too soon. Frederick the Great
despair deceptive hollow
Despair is as hollow and deceptive as hope! Lu Xun
despair weakness misery
Despair exaggerates not only our misery but also our weakness. Luc de Clapiers
despair use helping
You'll get through this. It won't be painless. It won't be quick. But God will use this mess for good. In the meantime don't be foolish or naïve. But don't despair either. With God's help you will get through this. Max Lucado
despair way tables
Stuart must have sensed my despair from the way I began lightly banging my forehead on the table. Maureen Johnson