Who said "Hope is the faith that things can be better than they are."?

This quote is attributed to Francesco Petrarca.

Hope is the faith that things can be better than they are. - Francesco Petrarca

"Hope is the faith that things can be better than they are."

Francesco Petrarca Hope

Poet Italian 1304–1374

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