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There is no hope, if we look back at the past: there may be hope, if we look on to the future.
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“There is no hope, if we look back at the past: there may be hope, if we look on to the future.”

Wilkie Collins

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1862
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Meaning of “There is no hope, if we look back…”

Mr Pendril urges Miss Garth to focus on what can still change rather than treating past disaster as proof that every future possibility is closed.

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No Name, Project Gutenberg #1438. Mr Pendril speaks after the Vanstone sisters lose their legal and financial position; the surrounding dialogue immediately qualifies the hope as uncertain and dependent on future events.

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