hope springs eternal
Expectation never dies
Hope springs eternal is an observation that people keep hoping even when circumstances suggest they shouldn't.
The phrase comes from Alexander Pope's "Essay on Man" (1733): "Hope springs eternal in the human breast." It's often used with gentle irony about persistent optimism in the face of repeated disappointment: He's buying lottery tickets again—hope springs eternal.
- Alexander PopeGeorgian era versifier
- faithTrust without proof
- keep the faithRemain steadfast in belief
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- optimismTendency to expect good
glass half full · bright side · human nature · aphorisms · persistence · never give up · against all odds · cheerfulness · renewal · new beginnings · fortitude · light at the end of the tunnel · wishful thinking · tenacity · proverbs · courage · patience · silver lining
- Pope Quotesfools rush in, damn with faint praise
- encouragementencourage, encouraging, praises, hang in there, supports
- wishful thinkingif only, what if, one day, fingers crossed, with any luck
- Literary Phrasesto be or not to be, carpe diem, et tu Brute, call me Ishmael, once upon a time
hope springs eternaldespair
Total absence of hope
hopelessness · abandon all hope · cynicism · pessimism · defeatism
hope springs eternallost all hope
throwing in the towel · crushed spirit · broken · burnt out · jaded
hope springs eternalgiving up
Choosing to stop trying
throwing in the towel · resignation · surrender · capitulation · broken spirit
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