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Expectations10 quotes
Blessed is he that expects nothing for he shall never be disappointed. — Benjamin Franklin · 1739And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good. — John Steinbeck · 1952Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed. — Alexander Pope · 1727Doing what we can with what we have is the most we should expect of ourselves or anyone else. — Fred Rogers · 2003Life's under no obligation to give us what we expect. — Margaret Mitchell · 1936Oft expectation fails, and most oft there
Where most it promises, and oft it hits
Where hope is coldest and despair most shifts. — William Shakespeare · 1616All 10 quotes →Low expectations3 quotes
Blessed is he that expects nothing for he shall never be disappointed. — Benjamin Franklin · 1739Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed. — Alexander Pope · 1727If you expect nothing from somebody, you are never disappointed. — Sylvia Plath · 1963Disappointment2 quotes
Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed. — Alexander Pope · 1727Life is so constructed that the event does not, cannot, will not, match the expectation. — Charlotte Bronte · 1853Accepting others1 quote
Doing what we can with what we have is the most we should expect of ourselves or anyone else. — Fred Rogers · 2003Entitlement1 quote
Life's under no obligation to give us what we expect. — Margaret Mitchell · 1936Hope1 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 · 1616Managing expectations1 quote
Blessed is he that expects nothing for he shall never be disappointed. — Benjamin Franklin · 1739Money1 quote
Unexpected money is a delight. The same sum is a bitterness when you expected more. — Mark Twain · 1878Perfection1 quote
And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good. — John Steinbeck · 1952Perfectionism1 quote
Doing what we can with what we have is the most we should expect of ourselves or anyone else. — Fred Rogers · 2003Self-acceptance1 quote
Doing what we can with what we have is the most we should expect of ourselves or anyone else. — Fred Rogers · 2003Windfalls1 quote
Unexpected money is a delight. The same sum is a bitterness when you expected more. — Mark Twain · 1878