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"In all worldly things that a man pursues with the greatest eagerness he finds not half the pleasure in the possession that he proposed to himself in the expectation."
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"Abstinence is the great strengthener and clearer of reason."
Abstinence
"Similes prove nothing, but yet greatly lighten and relieve the tedium of argument."
Argument
"Defeat should never be a source of discouragement but rather a fresh stimulus."
Defeat
"Speech was given to the ordinary sort or men, whereby to communicate their mind; but to wise men, whereby to conceal it."
Men
"Folly enlarges men's desires while it lessens their capacities."
Men
"Loquacity storms the ear, but modesty takes the heart."
Heart
"It is the work of fancy to enlarge, but of judgment to shorten and contract; and therefore this must be as far above the other as judgment is a greater and nobler faculty than fancy or imagination."
Imagination
"Problems can become opportunities when the right people come together."
People
"The seven wise men of Greece, so famous for their wisdom all the world over, acquired all that fame, each of them, by a single sentence consisting of two or three words."
Men
"Let a man be but in earnest in praying against a temptation as the tempter is in pressing it, and he needs not proceed by a surer measure."
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"I am often guilty of expecting the worst so as to avoid disappointment and welcome surprise."
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"Expectation wasn't just about what people expected of you. It was about what you expected of yourself."
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Personal Development
"Expectations create and shape reality."
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Personal Development
"Long ago, before I had ever seen a diamond, I read about them and I tried to imagine what they would be like ... When I saw a real diamond in a lady's ring one day I was so disappointed I cried. Of course, it was very lovely but it wasn't my idea of a diamond."
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Personal Development
"Some people won't go the extra mile, and then on their birthday, when no one makes a fuss, they feel neglected and bitter."
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Personal Development
"Whatever you search for will either meet you halfway or wait for you."
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Personal Development
"What makes earth feel like hell is our expectation that it should feel like heaven."
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Personal Development
"When we set expectations and nourish them with appreciation, we will get better results."
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Personal Development
"I myself have never been enchanted by the dream of the white wedding, and, heaven help us, the expectation that this exquisitely catered event should be 'the happiest moment' of one's life."
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Personal Development
"American women expect to find in their husbands a perfection that English women only hope to find in their butlers."
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Personal Development
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