When has been disappointed for so long, hope becomes the enemy. One cannot be dashed to the earth unless one is lifted first, and I learned to avoid hope.

Robin Hobb
About This Quote

"When has been disappointed for so long, hope becomes the enemy. One cannot be dashed to the earth unless one is lifted first, and I learned to avoid hope." is a quote from the book “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho. Paulo Coelho describes how he learned that “hope” is like a goblet of fresh water in the desert. When you are thirsty and there is no water around, you can be discouraged and give up on life.

Then, when you come across a small amount of sweet, sparkling water, you can be encouraged and start drinking again. The same goes with hope: when you are thirsty and there is nothing around but disappointment, you can become discouraged and give up on life. But if you see an oasis in the distance when all seems lost, then you can be encouraged and start drinking again.

Hope is something that we must keep with us at all times in order to keep going when we feel like giving up.

Source: Fools Assassin

Some Similar Quotes
  1. You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching, Love like you'll never be hurt, Sing like there's nobody listening, And live like it's heaven on earth. - William W. Purkey
  2. Of course I’ll hurt you. Of course you’ll hurt me. Of course we will hurt each other. But this is the very condition of existence. To become spring, means accepting the risk of winter. To become presence, means accepting the risk of absence. - Unknown
  3. If you spend your time hoping someone will suffer the consequences for what they did to your heart, then you're allowing them to hurt you a second time in your mind. - Shannon L. Alder
  4. Did I really want to stay on this road longer, knowing it was only going to end in devastation? - Becca Fitzpatrick
  5. I don't want to hurt you or anybody so please forget about me. Just try. Find yourself a better friend. - Nina Lacour
More Quotes By Robin Hobb
  1. Everyone thinks that courage is about facing death without flinching. But almost anyone can do that. Almost anyone can hold their breath and not scream for as long as it takes to die. True courage is about facing life without flinching. <span style="margin:15px; display:block"></span>I don't...
  2. That is the challenge Companion. To take what has happened to you and learn from it. Nothing is quite so destructive as pity, especially self-pity. No event in life is so terrible that one cannot rise above it.
  3. The second thing you have to do to be a writer is to keep on writing. Don't listen to people who tell you that very few people get published and you won't be one of them. Don't listen to your friend who says you are...
  4. When you cut pieces out of the truth to avoid looking like a fool you end up looking like a moron instead.
  5. That no man can truly imagine being happy and that's why happiness isn't for sale here.
Related Topics