Oft expectation fails, and most oft there Where most it promises, and oft it hits Where… — William Shakespeare
Oft expectation fails, and most oft there Where most it promises, and oft it hits Where hope is coldest and despair most shifts.
All's Well that Ends Well · 1616
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Shakespeare, William. "All's Well That Ends Well." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 2, sc. 1.
Original citation
Shakespeare, William. "All's Well that Ends Well." Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. London: Edward Blount and William and Isaac Jaggard, 1623, act 2, sc. 1.
