Adages Quote by Elizabeth Gilbert Download Open image “Plant an expectation; reap a disappointment." (Quoting an old adage)” — Elizabeth Gilbert ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.6 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Adages Disappointment Expectations Plant Proverb Quoting Reap
You know the old adage: Plant an expectation, reap a disappointment. — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
“Disappointments are like weeds in the garden. You can let them grow and take over your life, or you can rout them out and… — Wanda E. Brunstetter Copy Share Image
“We must surrender our hopes and expectations, as well as our fears, and march directly into disappointment, work with disappointment, go into it, and… — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
“Disappointment doesn't stem from expectations. It stems from unrealistic or unreasonable expectations.” — Sue Fitzmaurice Copy Share Image
“Expectations destroy our peace of mind. They are future disappointments, planned out in advance.” — Elizabeth George Copy Share Image
“The biggest disappointments in life come from having expectations that life will be a certain way and then finding out it isn’t.” — Kate McGahan Copy Share Image
“Unrealistic expectations often lead to disappointment, while simple unbiased attention and detachment to outcome often lead to pleasant surprises.” — Gary Hopkins Copy Share Image
That's your friend. My husband is my best friend. He's not the mirror that holds up my flaws. He's just the guy who's like,… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
“Not to mention that I have finally arrived at that age where a woman starts to question whether the wisest way to get over… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
“The Buddha taught that all human suffering is rooted in desire. Don't we all know this to be true? Any of us who have… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
“And while [we] do have possibilities that are vast and magnificent and almost infinite in scope, it's important to remember that our choice-rich lives… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
Learn your way around loneliness. Make a map of it. Sit with it, for once in your life. Welcome to the human experience. — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
If we never leave our house except to drive to work, do we need to be even remotely aware of this powerful, humbling, extraordinary… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
I will tell you why we have these extraordinary minds and souls, Miss Whittaker," he continued, as though he had not heard her. "We… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
Both the five-year-olds looked at me with bewilderment and a bit of fearful uncertainty. I had a sudden horrifying image of the woman I… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
“Clearing out all your misery gets you out of the way. You cease being an obstacle, not only to yourself but to anyone else.” — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
The ingredients of both darkness and light are equally present in all of us,...The madness of this planet is largely a result of the… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
I was full of a hot, powerful sadness and would have loved to burst into the comfort of tears, but tried hard not to,… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
“I live in nature where everything is connected, circular. The seasons are circular. The planet is circular, and so is the planet around the… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
It’s not just the adage ‘write what you know,’ it’s about gathering up all of the knowledge and experience you’ve collected up to now… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
“For their never-ending endeavours to obtain or retain wealth, countries desperately need companies, because they—unlike most human beings—have the means of production, and human… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
Another lesson about a naive fool who came to Babylon, and found out that the pie don't taste so sweet. — Dwight Yoakam Copy Share Image
“An expensive coffin does not decrease the deceased’s chances of going to hell.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“A premature death does not only rob one of the countless instances where one would have experienced pleasure, it also saves one from the… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
Something happens when your subconscious goes to work... That's why 'Sleep on it' is an adage. — Jon Voight Copy Share Image
There's an adage that a lot of coaches have, that I completely disagree with, is if you make the Olympic team too early you… — Natalie Coughlin Copy Share Image
An ancient adage warns, "Never go to sea with two chronometers; take one or three." — Fred Brooks Copy Share Image
Failure isn't failure if a lesson from it's learned. I guess love would not be love without a risk of being burned. — Garth Brooks Copy Share Image
