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Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887.

Despair

Despair defies even despotism.Byron.

Despair gives courage to a coward.

Despair hath ruined some, but presumption multitudes.

Despair is the conclusion of fools.Benjamin Disraeli.

It is the nature of despair to blind us to all means of safety.Fielding.

Let us not throw the rope after the bucket.Don Quixote.

To throw the halter after the ass.Italian.

To throw the helve after the hatchet.French, Spanish.

To throw the rope after the bucket.Italian.

To throw the house out of the windows.

To what purpose should a person throw himself into the water before the bark is going to be cast away?Chinese.