Samuel SmilesHope is the companion of power, and mother of success; for who so hopes strongly has within him the gift of miracles.
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Hope is the companion of power. Hope can aid us in our work or our studies, but it is not enough to make us happy. It must be accompanied by the power to act upon that hope. Without the power to act upon it, hope is just a dream.
It can’t bring happiness. It will not give us the ability to succeed in difficult situations. But with the belief that we can succeed, even in the face of insurmountable obstacles, hope becomes our companion and mother of success.
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