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As for despair, it comes about when I have been a fool and hate myself and despair of my personality. I am prone to gloom, but not depression as such.

Despair is typical of those who do not understand the causes of evil, see no way out, and are incapable of struggle. The modern industrial proletariat does not belong to the category of such classes.

Despair is the damp of hell, as joy is the serenity of heaven.

Despair has its own calms.

But what we call our despair is often only the painful eagerness of unfed hope.

Despair is the conclusion of fools.

Don't despair, not even over the fact that you don't despair.

Despair is a cop-out, the ultimate abdication of all responsibility, in which people feel justified in their feelings of impotence. But if, on the other hand, you feel that your work in the world does make a difference and that you do have the power to change things, the nay-sayers will turn a deaf ear.

Never despair, but if you do, work on in despair.