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Blessed is he who expects nothing for he shall never be disappointed.
Blessed is he who expects nothing for he shall never be disappointed.
 "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. 
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.
 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. 
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.
 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 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.
 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. 
Anger always comes from frustrated expectations
Anger always comes from frustrated expectations