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Disappointment Quotes by Samuel Johnson
- He who expects much will be often disappointed; yet disappointment seldom cures us of expectation, or has any other effect than that of producing a…
- The pleasure of expecting enjoyment is often greater than that of obtaining it, and the completion of almost every wish is found a disappointment.
- It is commonly supposed that the uniformity of a studious life affords no matter for narration: but the truth is, that of the most studious…
- To tell of disappointment and misery, to thicken the darkness of futurity, and perplex the labyrinth of uncertainty, has been always a delicious employment of…
- Disappointment, when it involves neither shame nor loss, is as good as success; for it supplies as many images to the mind, and as many…
- Hope is itself a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness which this world affords: but, like all other pleasures immoderately enjoyed, the excesses…
- It is generally known, that he who expects much will be often disappointed; yet disappointment seldom cures us of expectation, or has any effect other…
- Disappointment, when it involves neither shame nor loss, is as good as success; forit supplies as many images to the mind, and as many topics…
More Disappointment Quotes
- Los Angeles was an impression of failure, of disappointment, of despair, and of oddly makeshift lives. This is California? I thought. — Joseph Barbera
- I have never described the time I was in Doctor Who as anything except a kind of ecstatic success, but all the… — Tom Baker
- 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 should've done.… — 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 and we… — 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 the love… — 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