Hope is not optimism; it is the stubborn refusal to surrende... - Rembrandt van Rijn

This quote is attributed to Rembrandt van Rijn.

"Hope is not optimism; it is the stubborn refusal to surrender to despair."

Rembrandt van Rijn Hope

Baroque Painter Printmaker Dutch 1606–1669

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