proverb · Words worth keeping
Hope for miracles, but don’t wait on one happening.
Hope for miracles, but don’t wait on one happening.
Understand the thought
Meaning in plain English
Hoping for miracles without waiting for one separates openness to an extraordinary outcome from reliance on it. The saying encourages action amid uncertainty.
Example
Someone keeps a hope while arranging the practical support available now.
Deeper explanation and when to use it
The sentence does not verify miracles or guarantee that effort succeeds. A useful reading allows hope while planning around available evidence and realistic options. It should not imply that someone facing constraints can simply act their way out of every difficulty.
When to use it
Use it to combine hope with realistic preparation.
Keep in mind
No supernatural outcome, effort guarantee or blame for limited options is established.
An interpretation of the words, not a claim about their earliest origin.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Traditional
Attribution: traditional - Country attributed
Denmark
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin.- Historical period
- Date unknown
- Culture
- Denmark