Bertrand Russell on hope

Love is something far more than desire for sexual intercourse; it is the principal means of escape from the loneliness which afflicts most men and women throughout the greater part of their lives.

War does not determine who is right⁠—only who is left.

I do not think that the real reason why people accept religion is anything to do with argumentation. They accept religion on emotional grounds. One is often told that it is a very wrong thing to attack religion, because religion makes men virtuous. So I am told; I have not noticed it.

A leader is a dealer in hope.

Napoleon1769–1821In His Own Words (1916)

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We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.

Martin Luther King Jr.1929–1968

Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.