"Hope is the struggle of the soul, breaking loose from what is perishable, and attesting her eternity." ― Herman Melville Topic(s): Hope More From Herman Melville "Art is the objectification of feeling." "In this world, shipmates, sin that pays its way can travel freely, and without passport; whereas Virtue, if a pauper, is stopped at all frontiers." "We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men." More In Hope "I temporarily lost my hope in love, and it was temporary, thank goodness."― Shania Twain "The first mistake of art is to assume that it’s serious."― Lester Bangs "The poor prey on one another because their lives offer no hope and communicate the tragic message to these human beings that they have no possibility to attain a decent standard of living."― Thabo Mbeki