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Albert CamusThere is not love of life without despair about life.

—  Albert Camus, 1913-1960, French writer, Nobel 1957

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Henry David ThoreauThe mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.

—  Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862, American writer

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Jean-Paul SartreLife begins on the other side of despair.

—  Jean-Paul Sartre, 1905-1980, French philosopher

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SenecaDo not hope without despair, or despair without hope.

—  Seneca, 5 AD-65 AD, Roman philosopher

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T. S. EliotWhere does one go from a world of insanity?
Somewhere on the other side of despair.

—  T. S. Eliot, 1888-1965, British poet, Nobel 1948

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Mignon McLaughlinDespair is anger with no place to go.

—  Mignon McLaughlin, 1913-1983, American magazine editor

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Marcel AchardDespair is the only unforgivable sin.

—  Marcel Achard, 1899-1974, French playwright

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Ambrose BiercePatience, n. A minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue.

—  Ambrose Bierce, 1842–1914, American writer

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Vladimir LeninDespair is typical of those who do not understand the causes of evil, see no way out, and are incapable of struggle.

—  Vladimir Lenin, 1870-1924, Soviet revolutionary & leader

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Fyodor DostoyevskyI almost do not exist now and I know it; God knows what lives in me in place of me.

—  Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 1821-1881, Russian writer

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Jim RohnWe generally change ourselves for one of two reasons: inspiration or desperation.

—  Jim Rohn, 1930-2009, American self-help speker

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Alfred TennysonI must lose myself in action, lest I wither in despair.

—  Alfred Tennyson, 1809-1892, English poet

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Charles BukowskiIt wasn’t my day. My week. My month. My year. My life. God damn it.

—  Charles Bukowski, 1920-1994, American writer

Gustave FlaubertShe wanted to die, but she also wanted to live in Paris.

—  Gustave Flaubert, 1821-1880, French writer ‐ Madame Bovary

Franz KafkaThere is an infinite amount of hope in the universe ... but not for us.

—  Franz Kafka, 1883-1924, Bohemian writer

Franz Kafka A first sign of the beginning of understanding is the wish to die.

—  Franz Kafka, 1883-1924, Bohemian writer

George EliotA man falling into dark waters seeks a momentary footing even on sliding stones.

—  George Eliot, 1819-1880, English writer

George EliotBut what we call our despair is often only the painful eagerness of unfed hope.

—  George Eliot, 1819-1880, English writer

Joseph JoubertMisery is almost always the result of thinking.

—  Joseph Joubert, 1754-1824, French author of maxims

Gustave FlaubertHappiness is a myth invented by the devil to make us despair.

—  Gustave Flaubert, 1821-1880, French writer

Honoré de BalzacMan dies in despair while the Spirit dies in ecstasy.

—  Honoré de Balzac, 1799-1850, French writer

Graham GreeneDespair is the price one pays for setting himself an impossible aim.

—  Graham Greene, 1904-1991, British writer

William Hazlitt Despair swallows up cowardice.

—  William Hazlitt , 1778-1830, English essayist & critic

D. H. LawrenceI never saw a wild thing sorry for itself. A small bird will drop frozen dead from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself.

—  D. H. Lawrence, 1885-1930, British writer

Hermann HesseGod does not send us despair in order to kill us; he sends it in order to awaken us to new life.

—  Hermann Hesse, 1877-1962, German writer, Nobel 1946

Joseph De MaistreAn ancient rule of ethics and politics is that you should never push your enemy into despair.

—  Joseph De Maistre, 1753-1821, Savoyard diplomat & philosopher

Alexandre DumasOnly a man who has felt ultimate despair is capable of feeling ultimate bliss.

—  Alexandre Dumas, 1802-1870, French writer

Maurice ChapelanReligion is the counterfeit currency of despair.

—  Maurice Chapelan, 1906-1992, French author of maxims & journalist

Søren KierkegaardHappiness is the greatest hiding place for despair.

—  Søren Kierkegaard, 1813-1855, Danish philosopher

Søren KierkegaardPeople settle for a level of despair they can tolerate and call it happiness.

—  Søren Kierkegaard, 1813-1855, Danish philosopher

Søren KierkegaardThe most common form of despair is not being who you are.

—  Søren Kierkegaard, 1813-1855, Danish philosopher

Susan SontagI discovered that I am tired of being a person. Not just tired of being the person I was, but any person at all.

—  Susan Sontag, 1933-2004, American writer, critic, activist

Charles DickensThere is prodigious strength in sorrow and despair.

—  Charles Dickens, 1812-1870, British writer

Charles BukowskiWriters are desperate people and when they stop being desperate they stop being writers.

—  Charles Bukowski, 1920-1994, American writer

Latin Quotes

HoraceNever despair.

Nil desperandum!

—  Horace, 65-8 BC, Roman poet

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Quotes in Verse

Dinos ChristianopoulosLet's exchange body and loneliness.
I shall give you despair to stop being an animal,
you will give me strength to stop being a wreck.

—  Dinos Christianopoulos, 1931-2020, Greek poet

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Charles BaudelaireI am a cemetery abhorred by the moon.

—  Charles Baudelaire, 1821-1867, French poet

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Louise GlückYou know what despair is;
then winter should have meaning for you.

—  Louise Glück, 1943-, American poet, Nobel 2020

Ancient Greek

EuripidesWhat do I gain from living? I have no country, no home, no relief from my troubles.

Τι μοι ζην κέρδος; Ούτε μοι πατρίς ούτ’ οίκος έστιν ούτ’ αποστροφή κακών.

—  Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Medea

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SophoclesNot to be born is, past all prizing, best.

Μη φύναι τον άπαντα νικά λόγον.

—  Sophocles, 496-406 BC, Ancient tragic poet ‐ Oedipus Coloneus l




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