Hope is both the earliest and the most indispensable virtue inherent in the state of being alive. If life is to be sustained hope must remain, even where confidence is wounded, trust impaired.

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"The more you know yourself, the more patience you have for what you see in others."

- Erik H. Erikson

Self-awareness

"In the social jungle of human existence, there is no feeling of being alive without a sense of identity."

- Erik H. Erikson

Self-awareness

"Doubt is the brother of shame."

- Erik H. Erikson

Self-awareness

"The playing adult steps sideward into another reality; the playing child advances forward to new stages of mastery."

- Erik H. Erikson

Personal Growth

"Healthy children will not fear life if their elders have integrity enough not to fear death."

- Erik H. Erikson

Courage

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"Happiness is possible even in the midst of darkness."

- Beauty and the Beast

Hope

"No one is beyond redemption."

- Beauty and the Beast

Hope

"You will … hear us declare with Moroni that hope is essential if we are to ‘receive [the] inheritance [God] hast prepared [for us]’ [Ether 12:32]. We want you to claim that inheritance as sons and daughters of a king. To do that, we must realize that hope is not just the message and manner of the naturally optimistic; it is the privilege of everyone who believes."

- Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

Hope

"Keep a little fire burning; however small, however hidden."

- Cormac McCarthy

Hope

"Light tomorrow with today."

- Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Hope