“The only way of knowing a person is to love them without hope.”– Walter Benjamin Related Quotes “When one takes action for others, one’s own suffering is transformed into the energy that can keep one moving forward a light of hope illuminating a new tomorrow for oneself and others is kindled.”– Daisaku Ikeda “Beware how you take away hope from another human being.”– Oliver Wendell Holmes “Unless our conception of patriotism is progressive, it cannot hope to embody the real affection and the real interest of the nation.”– Jane Addams