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• While there's life, there's hope
  While there's life, there's hope

  Never give up. (Compare It's never over till it's over.)
• while there's life there's hope
  while there's life there's hope

  Also, where there's life there's hope. So long as someone or something ailing is alive, there is hope for recovery. For example, The company has survived previous recessions; while there's life there's hope. A statement made about dying individuals since ancient times, it was cited in numerous proverb collections from 1539 on. Today it is also applied to inanimate matters.

While there's life, there's hope

Cultural  

1. Never give up. (Compare It's never over till it's over.)

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while there's life there's hope Idioms  

1. Also, where there's life there's hope. So long as someone or something ailing is alive, there is hope for recovery. For example, The company has survived previous recessions; while there's life there's hope. A statement made about dying individuals since ancient times, it was cited in numerous proverb collections from 1539 on. Today it is also applied to inanimate matters.

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"While there's life, there's hope," he once said.

From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2022

While there's life there's hope, it's me settled opinion.

From Deadham Hard by Lucas Malet

"While there's life there's hope, eh?" said Uncle John.

From The Boy Allies in Great Peril Or, With the Italian Army in the Alps by Clair W. (Clair Wallace) Hayes

"While there's life, there's hope," he said cheerfully.

From Astounding Stories, April, 1931 by Various

Still she could speak; and still there was the old saying to remember, which has comforted so many and deceived so many: While there's life, there's hope.

From Heart and Science A Story of the Present Time by Wilkie Collins

Only goes to show that while there's life there's hope.

From Anderson Crow, Detective by George Barr McCutcheon

Throth, I allow," replied the pedlar, "that things is in a distressin' state with us; however, while there's life there's hope, as the Doctor says.

From The Black Prophet: A Tale Of Irish Famine Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three by William Carleton

But while there's life, there's hope," said Mrs. Martin, "and I'll go back with you if you'll harness up.

From A Country Doctor and Selected Stories and Sketches by Sarah Orne Jewett

O, well," remarked Tom, "while there's life there's hope.

From Bert Wilson on the Gridiron by J. W. Duffield

Good!" said Ardan, "while there's life there's hope.

From All Around the Moon by Edward Roth