While there's life, there's hope

Never give up. ( Compare It's never over till it's over .)

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Idioms and Phrases

Also, where there's life there's hope . So long as someone or something ailing is alive, there is hope for recovery. For example, The company has survived previous recessions; while there's life there's hope . A statement made about dying individuals since ancient times, it was cited in numerous proverb collections from 1539 on. Today it is also applied to inanimate matters.

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