Hope Quotes for Hard Times and a New Day
Hope quotes can give you a few words for looking ahead when the next step is hard to see. Here are short sayings, passages about waiting and starting a new day, and four Bible verses in the King James Version. Each passage links to the source used to check its words.
Short hope quotes
A few words to save or send when someone needs a reason to keep looking ahead.
Hope is the best possession.
Beware how you take away hope from any human being.
Hope is itself a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness which this world affords.
The letter goes on to warn against unreasonable expectations.
Hope quotes for hard times
A hard stretch can make the future feel closed off. These lines leave room for something better without asking you to pretend today is easy.
So look forward to better things.
My hopes, indeed, sometimes fail; but not oftener than the forebodings of the gloomy.
When there is no hope, there can be no endeavor.
Hope and patience while you wait
While an answer or a change takes time, ordinary work can give the day some shape. These writers connect looking ahead with carrying on.
‘Hope and keep busy’, that’s the motto for us
Jo repeats her mother’s advice while the family waits for news of their father.
To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive, and the true success is to labour.
I long to accomplish a great and noble task; but it is my chief duty and joy to accomplish humble tasks as though they were great and noble.
Hope for a new day
A morning can offer something worth noticing, learning or trying, even when yesterday was difficult.
The Sun himself is weak when he first rises, and gathers strength and courage as the day gets on.
Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.
Isn’t it splendid to think of all the things there are to find out about? It just makes me feel glad to be alive—it’s such an interesting world.
Bible verses about hope (KJV)
These four King James Version passages speak about courage, waiting and hope when the heart feels low.
Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.
And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.
Often misattributed
These lines are often credited to the wrong person.
“The rain will stop, the night will end, the hurt will fade. Hope is never so lost that it can’t be found.”
Usually credited to Ernest Hemingway. Quote Investigator found no evidence that Hemingway wrote it. The earliest match it found is a 2013 tweet by Mandy Hale. Source
Questions
What is a good quote about hope?
“Hope is the best possession,” wrote William Hazlitt. For a practical reminder, Seneca’s “So look forward to better things” leaves room for a future you can’t yet see.
What is a short quote about hope?
“So look forward to better things.” This sentence comes from Seneca’s Letter 13, in Richard M. Gummere’s translation. It’s short enough to save as a daily reminder.
What is a good Bible verse about hope?
Psalm 31:24 says, “Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.” Romans 8:25 connects hope with patient waiting. For more themes, see quotes and Bible verses.
What is a good quote about hope in hard times?
Jefferson’s line admits that hopes sometimes fail, while pointing out that gloomy predictions can fail too. It offers perspective without promising an easy outcome. You’ll find more about perseverance in quotes for hard times.
What can I say to give someone hope?
Start with something you can mean: “I’m here with you,” or “We can take the next step together.” A quote can accompany that message, but it doesn’t have to carry it. For a quieter tone, see quotes about peace.
Some quotes come from Wikiquote, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and link to their source pages. Translations are by Richard M. Gummere, and are in the public domain. Bible verses are from the King James Version, which is in the public domain.