J. R. R. Tolkien
Novelist, Scholar
"False hopes are more dangerous than fears."
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False Hope
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Winston Churchill
Politician, Writer, Historian
"There is no worse mistake in public leadership than to hold out false hope soon to be swept away."
Edgar Allan Poe
Poet, Writer
"False hope is nicer than no hope at all."
Kim Campbell
Politician
"Canadians want to see real hope restored, not false hopes raised."
Patti Davis
Author, Actress
"And as far as false hope, there is no such thing. There is only hope or the absence of hope - nothing else."
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"It is wisdom to recognize necessity when all other courses have been weighed, though as folly it may appear to those who cling to false hope."
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"That would be the death of anyone - to recognize false hopes with a certainty. One mustn't know that. If it is offered, refuse!"
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