“All human wisdom is contained in these words: Wait and hope!”

— Alexandre Dumas, book The Count of Monte Cristo

Also: Until the day when God shall deign to reveal the future to man, all human wisdom is summed up in these two words,— "Wait and hope". Chapter 117 http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Count_of_Monte_Cristo/Chapter_117 Variant: All human wisdom is contained in these two words - Wait and Hope Source: The Count of Monte Cristo (1845–1846)

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