Who said "Hope is the currency of the desperate and the wise."?

This quote is attributed to Septimius Severus.

Hope is the currency of the desperate and the wise. - Septimius Severus

"Hope is the currency of the desperate and the wise."

Septimius Severus Hope

Emperor General Ancient Rome 145–211

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