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Alexander Pope1 quote
Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed. — Alexander Pope · 1727Benjamin Franklin1 quote
Blessed is he that expects nothing for he shall never be disappointed. — Benjamin Franklin · 1739Charlotte Bronte1 quote
Life is so constructed that the event does not, cannot, will not, match the expectation. — Charlotte Bronte · 1853Fred Rogers1 quote
Doing what we can with what we have is the most we should expect of ourselves or anyone else. — Fred Rogers · 2003Jesus1 quote
For everyone to whom much is given, from him much will be required. — Jesus · 61John Steinbeck1 quote
And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good. — John Steinbeck · 1952Margaret Mitchell1 quote
Life's under no obligation to give us what we expect. — Margaret Mitchell · 1936Mark Twain1 quote
Unexpected money is a delight. The same sum is a bitterness when you expected more. — Mark Twain · 1878Sylvia Plath1 quote
If you expect nothing from somebody, you are never disappointed. — Sylvia Plath · 1963William Shakespeare1 quote
Oft expectation fails, and most oft there
Where most it promises, and oft it hits
Where hope is coldest and despair most shifts. — William Shakespeare · 1616