Hope."Many people seem to think it foolish, even superstitious su·per·sti·tious adj. 1. Inclined to believe in superstition. 2. Of, characterized by, or proceeding from superstition. su , to believe that the world could still change for the better. And it is true that in winter it is sometimes so bitingly bit·ing adj. 1. Causing a stinging sensation; nipping: biting cold. 2. Capable of gripping and affecting or wounding; cutting: a biting aphorism. cold that one is tempted to say, 'What do I care if there is a summer; its warmth is no help to me now.' Yes, evil often seems to surpass good by far. But then, in spite of in opposition to all efforts of; in defiance or contempt of; notwithstanding. See also: Spite us, and without our permission, there comes at last an end to the bitter frosts. One morning the wind turns, and there is a thaw. And so I still have hope." (Artist Vincent van Gogh, The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh, Penguin penguin, originally the common name for the now extinct great auk of the N Atlantic and now used (since the 19th cent.) for the unrelated antarctic diving birds. ) |
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