Half the unhappiness in the world is due to the failure of plans which were never reasonable and often impossible.
You never conquer a mountain. You stand on the summit a few moments then the wind blows your footprints away.
A pint can't hold a quart-if it holds a pint it is doing all that can be expected of it.
To dream of the person you would like to be is to waste the person you are.
A body shouldn't heed what might be. He's got to do with what is.
Expectation and fact are two different things that people usually cannot differentiate.
Keep your expectation with God only, not with Human.
Why would anyone want perfection when growth comes from flaws?
When expectation becomes your believe the the depth of being heart is pretty more than just a disappointment.. :(
When our expectations differ from better, we think bitter, but that is not better! Stay better, think positive, no matter what; there is always a better lesson to learn!
Giving without expectations is the ultimate secret source of abundance.
People don't hurt, But Expectations from people give you sadness.
At this level, the individual perceives the maintenance of the expectations of his family, group, or nation as valuable in its own right, regardless of immediate and obvious consequences.
My expectations-which I extended whenever I came close to accomplishing my goals-made it impossible ever to feel satisfied with my success.
There is an illusion that has much to do with ... most of our unhappiness. ... We expect too much.
It is only fools who keep straining at high C all their lives.
No one is expected to achieve the impossible.
In nature there are neither rewards or punishments-there are consequences.
Marriage is not just spiritual communion and passionate embraces marriage is also three meals a day sharing the workload and remembering to carry out the trash.
No one from the beginning of time has had security.