« All Expectations Quotes · Jane Austen's Page
Expectations Quotes by Jane Austen
- There will be little rubs and disappointments everywhere, and we are all apt to expect too much; but then, if one scheme of happiness fails,…
- ..that sanguine expectation of happiness which is happiness itself
- I come here with no expectations, only to profess, now that I am at liberty to do so, that my heart is and always will…
- Mr. Bennet's expectations were fully answered. His cousin was as absurd as he had hoped, and he listened to him with the keenest enjoyment.
More Expectations Quotes
- It is commonly supposed that the uniformity of a studious life affords no matter for narration: but the truth is, that of… — Samuel Johnson
- Hope is a waking dream. — Aristotle
- I would agree that President Carter didn't live up to the expectation we all had when he came in 1976. My husband… — Michele Bachmann
- Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is a war;… — James A. Baldwin
- The position that I take partly as a result of living in Asia is where you stop living according to your expectations… — Martha Beck
- Personal history must be constantly renewed by telling parents, relatives, and friends everything one does. On the other hand, for the warrior… — Carlos Castaneda
- There's no magic bullet; there's no pill that you take that makes everything great and makes you happy all the time. I'm… — Anne Hathaway
- Our desires always disappoint us; for though we meet with something that gives us satisfaction, yet it never thoroughly answers our expectation.… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld