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 "Yet doth he live!" exclaims th' impatient heir,
 And sighs for sables which he must not wear.  
 "Yet doth he live!" exclaims th' impatient heir,
 And sighs for sables which he must not wear. 
I do my thing and you do yours. I am not in this world to live up to your expectations, read more
I do my thing and you do yours. I am not in this world to live up to your expectations, and you are not in this world to live up to mine. You are you and I am I, and if by chance we find each other, then it is beautiful. If not, it can't be helped.
 Since yesterday I have been in Alcala.
 Erelong the time will come, sweet Preciosa,
  When that dull read more 
 Since yesterday I have been in Alcala.
 Erelong the time will come, sweet Preciosa,
  When that dull distance shall no more divide us;
   And I no more shall scale thy wall by night
    To steal a kiss from thee, as I do now. 
We love to expect, and when expectation is either disappointed or gratified, we want to be again expecting.
We love to expect, and when expectation is either disappointed or gratified, we want to be again expecting.
Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best read more
Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality.
 I am giddy; expectation whirls me round.
 Th' imaginary relish is so sweet
  That it enchants my read more 
 I am giddy; expectation whirls me round.
 Th' imaginary relish is so sweet
  That it enchants my sense. 
High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation.
High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation.
 Many a time and oft
 Have you climbed up to walls and battlements,
  To tow'rs and windows, read more 
 Many a time and oft
 Have you climbed up to walls and battlements,
  To tow'rs and windows, yea, to chimney tops,
   Your infants in your arms, and there have sat
    The livelong day, with patient expectation,
     To see great Pompey pass the streets of Rome. 
 I suppose, to use our national motto, something will turn up. 
[Motto of Vraibleusia.]  
 I suppose, to use our national motto, something will turn up. 
[Motto of Vraibleusia.]