Quote#Hope
Let hopes and sorrows, fears and angers be
Quote byJohn Conington · 1825–1869
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Epistles, Book I, epistle iv, p. 108.
English (original)
Let hopes and sorrows, fears and angers be, And think each day that dawns the last you'll see; For so the hour that greets you unforeseen Will bring with it enjoyment twice as keen.
— John Conington
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