Thus Heavenly Hope Is All Serene, But Earthly Hope, How Bright Soe'er, Still Fluctuates O'er This Changing Scene, As False And Fleeting As 't Is Fair.

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Thus heavenly hope is all serene,
But earthly hope, how bright soe'er,
Still fluctuates o'er this changing scene,
As false and fleeting as 't is fair.
-- Reginald Heber (1783-1826)
-- On Heavenly Hope and Earthly Hope

SMILEY :'O Bob Hope
Abandon all hope, ye who exit here.
I HOPE YOU ALL ENJOYED THE RIDE....
Never deprive someone of hope; it may be all they have.
But Hope, the charmer, linger'd still behind.
-- Thomas Campbell (1777-1844) -- Pleasures of Hope, Part i, Line 40...
HOPE ain't in Arkansas.... It's in 1996!
Hope: enjoyment of the future in advance.
Hope is very dangerous.... -- Servala
Hope: Mistaking desire for probability.

Thus Heavenly Hope Is All Serene, But Earthly Hope, How Bright Soe'er, Still Fluctuates O'er This Changing Scene, As False And Fleeting As 't Is Fair.

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