Few people ask from books what books can give us. Most commonly we come to books with blurred and divided minds, asking of fiction that it shall be true, of poetry that it shall be false, of biography...
It takes three to make love, not two: you, your spouse, and God. Without God people only succeed in bringing out the worst in one another. Lovers who have nothing else to do but love each other soon f...
What's happiness for a reader? Be pleasantly surprised by a book from which he expected nothing.
Vex not thy spirit at the course of things they heed not thy vexation. How ludicrous and outlandish is astonishment at anything that may happen in life.
When perception, thoughtfulness and understanding do meet, we can fashion a range of viable expectations and craft a world of togetherness. ("Morning after")
Choosing a mate is not a matter of can they do the job, rather will they. A partner of "potential" doesn't make for a happy marriage. Their actions have to be in line with your needs.
Expectations hinder you from being prepared for the unexpected
Positive expectations are the mark of the superior personality.
Unhappiness lies in that gap between our talents and our expectations.
If there was an elephant in the supermarket, she'd either not see it at all, or call it Mrs Jones and talk about fishcakes.
Behind every "I don't expect anything from you",there are buried expectations.
Every attempt to make war easy and safe will result in humiliation and disaster.
Never expect anything from anyone, if you wants to live a happy life.
Do someone a favour, you make a friend; favour 'em too much, you make an enemy.
Expectations are the rumors we spread inside us.
I sincerely wish war was a pleasanter and easier business than it is but it does not admit of holidays.
Until we have the courage to recognize cruelty for what it is... we cannot expect things to be much better in this world... We cannot have peace among men whose hearts delight in killing any living cr...
Positive expectations create a positive life.
No one has ever loved anyone the way everyone wants to be loved.
This is what storytelling gets you. You make things up that aren't real, and then get upset when they don't turn out as expected.
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