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Yea, verily, Theotimus; for the assurance which God gives us that paradise is ours, infinitely strengthens the desire we have to enjoy it, and yet weakens, yea altogether destroys, the trouble and disquiet which this desire brought unto us; so that our hearts by the promises which the divine goodness has made us, remain quite calmed, and this calm is the root of the most holy virtue which we call hope.
Treatise on the Love of God 1567-1622 1884
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My heart are however and that is what I call hope.
CNN.com 2010
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MADRID — In the ashes of Europe's debt crisis, some see the seeds of long-term hope.
'The European Way' May Be Coming To End As Debt Crisis Mounts 2010
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I put the cherries with the pitter with the word hope.
Rob Kall: Change is a Bowl of Cherries... With a Pitter 2010
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I put the cherries with the pitter with the word hope.
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In the ashes of Europe's debt crisis, some see the seeds of long-term hope.
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I put the cherries with the pitter with the word hope.
Printing: CHANGE is a Bowl of Cherries... with a pitter. 2010
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The slaughter of the innocents by the healthcare lobby has pretty much extinguished the political usefulness of the word hope.
The Entertainment Value of Snuffing Grandma: A Nation of Children Roots For the Mafia 2009
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One audience member during the Question and Answer portion of the night correctly noted that the panel had spoken for roughly an hour about what the Obama Presidency means for blacks without even mentioning the word hope.
Danny Groner: Obama Knows Slow and Steady Wins Race Relations 2009
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But the seven-point decline in July of the Consumer Confidence Index doesn't offer much near-term hope.
MEN AT OVERWORK 2008
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