Pope Francis Quotes

Faith is reacting positively to a negative situation.

Optimism is a matter optics, of seeing what you want to see and not seeing what you don't want to see. Hope, on the other hand, is a Christian virtue. It is the unblinking acknowledgment of all that militates against hope, and the unrelenting refusal to despair. We have not the right to despair, and, finally, we have not the reason to despair

Pessimism is a luxury that a Jew can never allow himself.

Hope is not the conviction that something will turn out well but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out.

Have a little faith, kick a little dirt.

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.

While there is a chance of the world getting through its troubles, I hold that a reasonable man has to behave as though he were sure of it. If at the end your cheerfulness in not justified, at any rate you will have been cheerful.

Never lose hope under adverse situations.

No man is beaten until his hope is annihilated, his confidence gone, As long as a man faces life hopefully, confidently, triumphantly, he is not a failure; he is not beaten until he turns his back on life.

You must not allow yourselves to become discouraged. Missionary work brings joy, optimism, and happiness. Don't give Satan an opportunity to discourage you. Here again, work is the answer. The Lord has given us a key by which we can overcome discouragement: "Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."

Defeat is for those who, despite their fears, live with enthusiasm and faith.

The word "hope" I take for faith; and indeed hope is nothing else but the constancy of faith.

What a wonderful time to be young. You will see events in your lifetime that will test your courage and extend your faith. If you will face the sunlight of truth, the shadows of discouragement and sin and error will fall behind you. You must never give up!

In the harsh face of life faith can read a bracing gospel.

Walk on, walk on with hope in your heart.

Hope -- Hope in the face of difficulty. Hope in the face of uncertainty. The audacity of hope! In the end, that is God’s greatest gift to us...A belief in things not seen. A belief that there are better days ahead.

[H]owever hard the road, however difficult today, tomorrow things will be better. Tomorrow may not be better, but we must believe that it will be.

Hope is the enduring belief in the attainability of fervent wishes, in spite of the dark urges and rages which mark the beginning of existence. Hope is the ontogenetic basis of faith, and is nourished by the adult faith which pervades patterns of care.

Never let an impossible situation intimidate you. Let it motivate you - to pray more, trust more, expect more.

Be courageous! Have faith! Go forward.

Throughout my life, I have always lived with adversity and will continue to have faith and do good for my family, friends and fans.

Press on! Don't let yourselves be robbed of hope. Understood?

To make the future demands courage. It demands work. But it also demands faith.

Do not despair of your life. You have force enough to overcome your obstacles.

Hope looks for unqualified success; but Faith counts certainly on failure, and takes honorable defeat to be a form of victory.