Hope is the best possession. None are completely wretched but those who are without hope. Few are r

Hope is the best possession. None are completely wretched but those who are without hope. Few are reduced so low as that.

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A wise traveler never despises his own country.

Books let us into their souls and lay open to us the secrets of our own.

If I have not read a book before it is for all intents and purposes new to me whether it was printed yesterday or three hundred years ago.

A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles.

The miserable have no other medicine, but only hope.

Selfishness must always be forgiven you know, because there is no hope of a cure.

Know your own happiness. Want for nothing but patience - or give it a more fascinating name: Call it hope.

Freedom is not the absence of commitments, but the ability to choose - and commit myself to - what is best for me.