Death is the great hope of all life; the desire to expend itself; to be used and consumed by its own longing for itself.

Suffering is one of life's great teachers.

The narrow, middle, common-ground is the life-raft in a turbulent sea of extremism. We are overwhelmed by common hopes.

In the company of the accomplished, people hope it will rub off on themselves, in the company of the misfortunate, they fear it!

Curiosity is one of the great secrets of happiness.

It must be so - Plato, thou reason'st well! -/ Else whence this pleasing hope, this fond desire, / This longing after immortality?