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Hope, deceitful as it is, serves at least to lead us to the end of our lives by an agreeable route. ~François Duc de La Rochefoucauld
Hope is the only universal liar who never loses his reputation for veracity. ~Robert G. Ingersoll
The road that is built in hope is more pleasant to the traveler than the road built in despair, even though they both lead to the same destination. ~Marian Zimmer Bradley
The sudden disappointment of a hope leaves a scar which the ultimate fulfillment of that hope never entirely removes. ~Thomas Hardy
When you say a situation or a person is hopeless, you're slamming the door in the face of God. ~Charles L. Allen
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I presume, from the context, this is a poem by Havel. Whether I'm right or wrong, can you tell me the source?
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Didn't see your question here the first time around. The poem is by a French language Belgian poet named Henri Michaux.
The problem is, this is a quotation from memory, of a translation done by one of my teachers. I have tried to find the original and have been unsuccessful.
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Beau comme une grande plage Beau l'espoir Beau comme une petite plage Beau comme une petite plage de lumiere sur un objet usuel, laquelle petite plage doucement vous defonce le coeuer, d'on ne sait quoi de vague, mais en somme de satisfaisant Ainsi l'espoir l'espoir de l'homme tenace l'espoir a travers cataclysmes qui se faufile
(Found by searching for Michaux's name along with the french word for "hope")
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Thanks scifi. I tried the same search but failed to find the poem. Likely due to my extremely limited French.
Actually, I've learned all my French by bicycle touring in France so I'm surprised to find I can actually read that entire poem.
I have to say I prefer Orincoro's version, but I might feel differently if I had enough command of the French to appreciate the nuances of the language.
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