Victor Hugo Quotes

Be like the bird who, pausing in her flight awhile on boughs too slight, feels them give way beneath her, and yet sings, knowing she hath wings.

Do not look upon this world with fear and loathing. Bravely face whatever the gods offer.

Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment.

The essence of optimism is that it takes no account of the present, but it is a source of inspiration, of vitality and hope where others have resigned; in enables a man to hold his head high, to claim the future for himself and not abandon it to his enemy.

No more fear. No more begging and pleading.

I live free of fear and full of hope.

I do not mistrust the future; I do not fear what is ahead. For our problems are large, but our heart is larger.

I think that hope is the act of continuing in the face of the truth.

Hope is one of those no-win-no-fee things, and although it needs some encouragement to survive, its existence doesn't necessarily prove anything.

While we may lose heart, we never have to lose hope.

The point about hope is that it is something that occurs in very dark moments. It is like a flame in the darkness; it isn't like a confidence and a promise.

I don't walk around with fear. I walk around with strength. I believe in cause and effect.

There is no greater folly in the world than for a man to despair.

Fear is a very explosive emotion, but it has a short life span. It's the sprint. The marathon is hope.

Optimism is the foundation of courage.

So, instead, I try to put in light and hope for the best.

Hope is a contraband passed from hand to hand and story to story.

And if you don't believe the sun will rise, stand alone and greet the coming night in the last remaining light.

Hope is the feeling that the feeling you have isn't permanent.

We really feel happier when things look bleak. Hope is endurance. Hope is holding on and going on and trusting in the Lord.

There are no guarantees. From the viewpoint of fear, none are strong enough. From the viewpoint of love, none are necessary.

He that hopes no good fears no ill.

Hope is definitely not the same thing as optimism. It is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out.

Courage is a kind of salvation.

It takes a great deal of strength to be an optimist.