Disappointment Quote by Ambrose Bierce Download Open image “Year: A period of three hundred and sixty-five disappointments.” — Ambrose Bierce ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.3 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Disappointment Five Hundred Periods Sixty Three Years
At sixty I look back on a life of deep disappointments, of withered hopes, of unlooked for suffering, of severe discipline. — Sarah Moore Grimke Copy Share Image
“Too many people are missing their destiny a year at a time because they're too scared to think in decades!" (p. 127)” — Pete Greig Copy Share Image
“So often in life, moments that are long anticipated turn out to be profound disappointments.” — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
“Three million years! The infinitely crowded panorama of written history, with its empires and its kings, its triumphs and its tragedies, covered barely one… — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
The most disappointing period are started then, / when you're desire, and courage to be lose — Mak_786 Copy Share Image
Present, n. That part of eternity dividing the domain of disappointment from the realm of hope. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
“A hundred days wasted out of two years and a bit ... a day when you were not in my heart; not a day's… — Evelyn Waugh Copy Share Image
“need to know about disappointment: Disappointment is unmet expectations, and the more significant the expectations, the more significant the disappointment. The way to address… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
OBSESSED, p.p. Vexed by an evil spirit, like the Gadarene swine and other critics. Obsession was once more common than it is now. Arasthus… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
DECIDE, v.i. To succumb to the preponderance of one set of influences over another set. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
IMMORAL, adj. Inexpedient. Whatever in the long run and with regard to the greater number of instances men find to be generally inexpedient comes… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
REVIEW, v.t. To set your wisdom (holding not a doubt of it./ Although in truth there's neither bone nor skin to it)/ At work… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
CLOCK, n. A machine of great moral value to man, allaying his concern for the future by reminding him what a lot of time… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
RUBBISH, n. Worthless matter, such as the religions, philosophies, literatures, arts and sciences of the tribes infesting the regions lying due south from Boreaplas. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
There was never a genius who was not thought a fool until he disclosed himself; whereas he is a fool then only. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
WHANGDEPOOTENAWAH, n. In the Ojibwa tongue, disaster; an unexpected affliction that strikes hard. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
Jealous, adj. Unduly concerned about the preservation of that which can be lost only if not worth keeping. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
RIDICULE, n. Words designed to show that the person of whom they are uttered is devoid of the dignity of character distinguishing him who… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
Broken by hardships, disappointments and tragedy, people can become discouraged and cynical. But lives can also be mended. Put back together well, they won't… — Steve Goodier Copy Share Image
Disappointment contains an appointment for doing much better. High expectations mean your higher capacity and belief in abilities. — Tasneem Hameed Copy Share Image
The compensations of calamity are made apparent to the understanding also, after long intervals of time. A fever, a mutilation, a cruel disappointment, a… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
The fear of not being good enough, the fear of disappointing other people and the fear of failure can really hurt one's personality and… — Dr Anil Kr Sinha Copy Share Image
Though there may be people in your life that support you and encourage you we have to realize that people are only human, and… — Anurag Prakash Ray Copy Share Image
There are still many more days of failure ahead, whole seasons of failure, things will go terribly wrong, you will have huge disappointments ,… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
It is sometimes said that because of our past we, as a people, expect too much and set our sights too high. That is… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
I'm talking to anyone who has been dumped - have not gotten the job you really wanted or have received those horrible rejection letters… — Jill Abramson Copy Share Image
