# hope springs eternal

> English word · Proverb

## Definitions
1. The feeling of hopefulness endlessly renews itself.

## Etymology
Ellipsis of hope springs eternal in the human breast, a quotation from An Essay on Man (1734) by Alexander Pope.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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