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    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.

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'Tis silence all,
And pleasing expectation.

'Tis silence all,
And pleasing expectation.

by James Thomson (1) Found in: Expectation Quotes,
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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.

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What else remains for me?
Youth, hope and love;
To build a new life on a ruined read more

What else remains for me?
Youth, hope and love;
To build a new life on a ruined life.

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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.

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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.

by Michael Jordan Found in: Expectation Quotes,
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Blessed are those that nought expect,
For they shall not be disappointed.

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

by John Walcot Found in: Expectation Quotes,
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Anger always comes from frustrated expectations

Anger always comes from frustrated expectations

by Elliott Larson Found in: Expectation Quotes,
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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.

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I am not in this world to live up to other people's expectations, nor do I feel that the world read more

I am not in this world to live up to other people's expectations, nor do I feel that the world must live up to mine.

by Fritz Perls Found in: Expectation Quotes,
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