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Napoleon1769–1821In His Own Words (1916)We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.
- GBGeorge Washington Burnap1802–1859Often credited to Joseph Addison
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I’ve heard it in the chillest land,
And on the strangest sea;
Yet, never, in extremity,
It asked a crumb of me.
“Hope” is the thing with feathers (1891), “”Hope” is the thing with feathers” (1891)
Napoleon1769–1821In His Own Words (1916)We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.