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• Hope springs eternal
  Hope springs eternal

  People always hope for the best, even in the face of adversity. This saying is from “An Essay on Man,” by Alexander Pope.
• hope springs eternal
  hope springs eternal

  People will keep on hoping, no matter what the odds. For example, I keep buying lottery tickets—hope springs eternal. This expression was coined by Alexander Pope (An Essay on Man, 1732) and quickly became proverbial.

Hope springs eternal

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1. People always hope for the best, even in the face of adversity. This saying is from “An Essay on Man,” by Alexander Pope.

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hope springs eternal Idioms  

1. People will keep on hoping, no matter what the odds. For example, I keep buying lottery tickets—hope springs eternal. This expression was coined by Alexander Pope (An Essay on Man, 1732) and quickly became proverbial.

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Asked about the prospect of a ceasefire in the Strip, he says: "Hope springs eternal."

From BBC ● Feb. 29, 2024

Hope springs eternal across a crowded table of contents.

From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2022

Hope springs eternal for Elmer Fudd come rabbit season!

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2021

"Hope springs eternal," Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said after the caucus meeting.

From Fox News ● Jan. 14, 2020

Hope springs eternal in the human beast, and matters simply can not be so arranged that in entering the penitentiary he will "leave hope behind."

From The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays 1909 by Howes, S. O. (Silas Orrin)

In a reminder that hope springs eternal: performing arts promoter Martin Elbourne, who founded the festival, points to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.

From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026

Still, hope springs eternal for the franchise, thanks to the play last season of rookie quarterback C.J.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2024

But hope springs eternal, and so does fear of angering the White House.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2023

"I will personally continue engaging with the authorities. I'm very determined to do so," he said, adding that "hope springs eternal."

From Reuters ● Dec. 9, 2022

“You understand this is not about your father and me getting back together,” she tells Dalton and his sister, but for kids of divorce, hope springs eternal.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman