Inspiring Quotes to Live By: Part 420

(Thursday, July 16, 2026)

"Hope is the power that moves the world. If there were no hope that a seed would eventually grow and bear fruit, a farmer would not sow it in the field."

This is a famous quote by Martin Luther (1483–1546), the theologian who led the Reformation in medieval Germany.
It strikes at the essence of humanity, suggesting that hope for the future is the driving force that sustains our steady, diligent efforts and actions in the present.
After World War II, Japanese prisoners of war captured by the Soviet Union (now Russia) reportedly endured forced labor in the extreme cold of Siberia by holding onto the hope that they would be able to return to Japan in five years.
Hope gives every individual the effort, wisdom, and courage to crawl out of despair!