„When a man is in despair, it means that he still believes in something.“

— Dmitri Shostakovich

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„A man's concern, even his despair, over the worthwhileness of life is an existential distress but by no means a mental disease.“
— Viktor E. Frankl
„It always surprised him when he thought of it later that he did not sink under the load of despair.“
— Chinua Achebe
„In a world filled with hate, we must still dare to hope. In a world filled with anger, we must still dare to comfort. In a world filled with despair, we must still dare to dream. And in a world filled with distrust, we must still dare to believe.“
— Michael Jackson
„The highest point a man can obtain is not Knowledge, or Virtue, or Goodness, or Victory, but something even greater, more heroic and more despairing: Sacred Awe!“
— Nikos Kazantzakis
„Despair exists only when there is hope.“
— Jiddu Krishnamurti