Monday, May 18, 2026

III.D12: Hope Defined

Spes est inconstans lætitia orta ex idea rei futuræ vel præteritæ de cujus eventu aliquatenus dubitamus.

Hope is an uncertain joy born of the idea of a future thing or a past one about whose outcome we are somewhat hesitant.  

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