That would be the death of anyone - to recognize false hopes with a certainty. One mustn't know that. If it is offered, refuse!
Jesse BallStichwörter: hope false-hope
Pops added,"you know, they say if you don't vote, you get the government you deserve."
"And if you do, you never get the results you expected," (Katherine) replied.
Stichwörter: humor paradox democracy humour satire funny logic elections voting political results governments politicians sad-but-true election gadfly wise-sayings disappointments false-hope election-results general-election general-elections i-didn-t-vote i-hate-politics i-voted
Because sometimes people who seem good
end up being not as good as you might have hoped.
Stichwörter: truth people good facade false-hope
The Lottery, with its weekly pay-out of enormous prizes, was the one public event to which the proles paid serious attention. It was probable that there were some millions of proles for whom the Lottery was the principal if not the only reason for remaining alive. It was their delight, their folly, their anodyne, their intellectual stimulant. Where the Lottery was concerned, even people who could barely read and write seemed capable of intricate calculations and staggering feats of memory. There was a whole tribe of men who made their living simply by selling systems, forecasts, and lucky amulets. Winston had nothing to do with the Lottery, which was managed by the Ministry of Plenty, but he was aware (indeed everyone in the party was aware) that the prizes were largely imaginary. Only small sums were actually paid out, the winners of the big prizes being nonexistent persons.
George OrwellStichwörter: manipulation lottery false-hope abuse-of-the-poor
False hope is a terrible thing, if its the only thing keeping you alive you'll be dead by dawn.
Charlie RaeStichwörter: hope false-hope
No sentimentality, no romance, no false hope, no self-petting lies, merely that which is!
Sheri S. TepperStichwörter: lies romance sentimentality false-hope
I followed Barry closely as we walked through the main doors of the hospital, down the corridor that smelt like disinfectant and false hope.
Belinda JeffreyStichwörter: smell hospital false-hope disinfectant
I tried to cheer her up, and apparently succeeded in some degree, before the walk was over; but in the very act my conscience reproved me, knowing, as I did, that, sooner or later, the tie must be broken, and this was only nourishing false hopes and putting off the evil day.
Anne BrontëStichwörter: false-hope putting-off
People aren’t interested in the truth, Dafar. They’re interested in what keeps them safe. They’re interested in being looked after. They’re interested in a tale being spun... Mighty men have moments of great despair that common people do not want to know about.
Melina MarchettaStichwörter: truth reality false-belief false-hope sense-of-security
We all suffer from dreams.
Bernard CornwellStichwörter: illusions dreams suffering false-hope
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