Vain hopes are like certain dreams of those who wake. Quintilian
If you don't know the guy on the other side of the world, love him anyway because he's just like you. He has the same dreams, the same hopes and fears. It's one world, pal. We're all neighbors. Frank Sinatra
Half of the American people have never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half. Gore Vidal
Who is in the right fears, who is in the wrong hopes. Italian Proverb
There is no eel so small but it hopes to become a whale. German Proverb
The farmer hopes for rain, the walker hopes for sunshine, and the gods hesitate. Chinese Proverb