Alain de Botton Quotes, Pride Quotes, Expectations Quotes

William James once made an acute point about the relationship between happiness and expectation. He argued that satisfaction with ourselves does not require us to succeed in every endeavour. We are not always humiliated by failing; we are humiliated only if we first invest our pride and sense of worth in a given achievement and then do not reach it.

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Although we deal with probabilities and expectations, the actual results can deviate substantially from such expectations, particularly on a short-term basis.

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All other swindlers upon earth are nothing to the self-swindlers, and with such pretences did I cheat myself.

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The case for trade is not just monetary, but moral. Economic freedom creates habits of liberty. And habits of liberty create expectations of democracy.

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With every one, the expectation of a misfortune constitutes a dreadful, punishment. Suffering then assumes the proportions of the unknown, which is the soul's infinite.

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We're coming off a quarter here that was in-line with our expectations, but much lower at WPZ due to Geismar's extended outage and a continued heavy capital investing period all as was expected.

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In a word, I was too cowardly to do what I knew to be right, as I had been too cowardly to avoid doing what I knew to be wrong.

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prospect, n. An outlook, usually forbidding. An expectation, usually forbidden.

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Serenity comes when you trade expectations for acceptance.

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I am according to my slave's expectations of me: if good, then good, and if bad, then bad.

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We fight for lost causes because we know that our defeat and dismay may be the preface to our successors' victory, though that victory itself will be temporary; we fight rather to keep something alive than in the expectation that anything will triumph.

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Honestly, that is the most important thing to me: Can I continue to live up to my own expectations of myself - and not fall back into slacking?

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Other people are not here to fulfill our needs or meet our expectations, nor will they always treat us well. Failure to accept this will generate feelings of anger and resentment. Peace of mind comes with taking people as they are and emphasizing the positive.

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All other swindlers upon earth are nothing to the self-swindlers, and with such pretences did I cheat myself.

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Things never come when they are expected.

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We fight for lost causes because we know that our defeat and dismay may be the preface to our successors' victory, though that victory itself will be temporary; we fight rather to keep something alive than in the expectation that anything will triumph.

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Expectations always lead to frustrations. Expectations are the seeds, and frustration is the crop that sooner or later you will have to reap. It is your own doing.

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You cannot live with expectations because life has no obligation to fulfill your desires. You can live with an open heart, but you cannot live with expectations. The more expectations you have, the more frustrated you will be.

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To pray without expectation is to misunderstand the whole concept of prayer and relationship with God.

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Look, the key for me is to keep expectations low.

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