Aeschylus

He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God.

Greek Poet

John Shelby Spong

Terrorism is a real despair. These are people for whom life has been so negative that they're willing to die if they can take down some of their enemies.

American Clergyman

Thich Nhat Hanh

When you have peace in yourself and accept, then you are calm enough to do something, but if you are carried by despair, there is no hope.

Vietnamese Clergyman

J. B. Priestley

If we openly declare what is wrong with us, what is our deepest need, then perhaps the death and despair will by degrees disappear.

British Writer

William Shakespeare

Now, God be praised, that to believing souls gives light in darkness, comfort in despair.

English Playwright

Albert Einstein

We cannot despair of humanity, since we ourselves are human beings.

German Physicist

Theodor W. Adorno

But he who dies in despair has lived his whole life in vain.

German Philosopher

Albert Camus

There is no love of life without despair of life.

French Philosopher

Jean-Paul Sartre

Life begins on the other side of despair.

Thomas Fuller

English Clergyman

Despair conveys a deep, often overwhelming emotion, more intense than just sadness or discouragement.

Emotional Weight

Though strong, despair is an emotion that someone may eventually overcome, even if it seems all-encompassing at the time.

Not Permanent

Expression of despair can vary by culture; in some, it may be private, while in others, more open.

Cultural Expression

When despair is used as a verb, it's about losing hope in an action or event, implying a decision to stop expecting a positive outcome.

Action Related

To despair is more powerful and specific than just giving up, as it includes an emotional aspect.

Intensity

The state of despairing can have a specific focus, such as a personal situation or broader concepts like humanity.

Directed Despair

Despair as a noun can sometimes lead to motivation for dramatic actions, either positive or negative.

Potential Action

 The exact reason remains unclear, but experts suspect that social interaction gives our brain a mental workout. Just like muscle strength, we have to use our brain or risk losing it. But don't despair. There are several steps you can take to aid your brain in preserving your memories.

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 hard enough to stay alive incident with arms and he said if I could die I would because now I'm gonna be such a burden to my family look everybody here has experienced despair before but can you imagine actually wanting to be dead because you don't want to be a pain to

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 We have seven million people on probation and parole. And mass incarceration, in my judgment, has fundamentally changed our world. In poor communities, in communities of color, there is this despair, there is this hopelessness that is being shaped by these outcomes.

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 A hospital admission followed, the first of many, a diagnosis of schizophrenia came next, and then, worst of all, a toxic, tormenting sense of hopelessness, humiliation and despair about myself and my prospects. But having been encouraged to see the voice

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 No marking the boxes, shouting, nothing. If each one of you can find your own instrument, then you can play tonight. Otherwise, the label is dropping you. You have three minutes to think about it before we start. The band is in despair.

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 And according to the research, what predicts this despair is not a lack of happiness. It's a lack of something else, a lack of having meaning in life. But that raised some questions for me. Is there more to life than being happy?

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 playing my life. I might look successful and happy being in front of you today, but I once suffered from severe depression and was in total despair. The violin, which meant everything to me, became a grave burden on me.

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 if anything happens don't despair I'll be the one to make decisions we will be very safe is Carlos's life so we will be careful Carlos has no idea what to expect Julio's team alone has hauled out more

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 This is a call to action. This is depressing news. But again, we don't have time to wallow in despair. This just has to be like, okay, time to get going.

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 More loneliness than any man could bear Rescue me before I fall into despair I'll send an S.O.S. to the world I'll send an S.O.S. to the world