Blessed are those that nought expect,
For they shall not be disappointed.

Blessed are those that nought expect,
For they shall not be disappointed.

We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aid, but by an infinite expectation of the read more

We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aid, but by an infinite expectation of the dawn.

I have known him [Micawber] come home to supper with a flood of
tears, and a declaration that nothing read more

I have known him [Micawber] come home to supper with a flood of
tears, and a declaration that nothing was now left but a jail;
and go to bed making a calculation of the expense of putting
bow-windows to the house, "in case anything turned up," which was
his favorite expression.

High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation.

High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation.

If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome.

If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome.

If you do not expect the unexpected you will not find it, for it is not to be reached by read more

If you do not expect the unexpected you will not find it, for it is not to be reached by search or trail.

It is folly to expect men to do all that they may reasonably be
expected to do.

It is folly to expect men to do all that they may reasonably be
expected to do.

'Tis silence all,
And pleasing expectation.

'Tis silence all,
And pleasing expectation.

Ambition is the last refuge of failure.

Ambition is the last refuge of failure.