“Hope is the only good that is common to all men; those who have nothing else possess hope still.”
Thales (-624–-547 BC) ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician
A Dictionary of Thoughts (1908) by Tryon Edwards, p. 234
“Only those who still have hope can benefit from tears.”
— Nathanael West, book The Day of the Locust
Source: The Day of the Locust
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