"predilection, n. The preparatory stage of disillusion." — Ambrose Bierce

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• Landscape photography is the supreme test of the photographer - and often the supreme disappointment. — Ansel Adams
• No, only disappointment in myself on those occasions I didn't manage to rise to the occasion as I felt I… — Christian Bale
• Vote for the man who promises least; he'll be the least disappointing. — Bernard Baruch
• Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments; but let us have patience… — Joseph Addison
• Our best successes often come after our greatest disappointments. — Henry Ward Beecher
• A father's disappointment can be a very powerful tool. — Michael Bergin
• Not only is our love for our children sometimes tinged with annoyance, discouragement, and disappointment, the same is true for… — Bruno Bettelheim
• Present, n. That part of eternity dividing the domain of disappointment from the realm of hope. — Ambrose Bierce
• It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend. — William Blake
• Do what you will, this world's a fiction and is made up of contradiction. — William Blake

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