Certainty Quote by Emma Thompson

The expectation of an unpleasantness is more terrible than the thing itself.

— Marie Bashkirtseff

Nothing is more painful to the human mind than, after the feelings have been worked up by a quick succession of events, the dead…

— Anonymous

When you expect something, there's also a certain fear about whether or not that expectation will be fulfilled.

— Jaideep Ahlawat

Somehow the anticipation of pain can be even more troubling, more a misery than the pain itself.

— Joanne Harris

The uncertainty of events disturbs the purest enjoyments.

— Francis de Gaston, Chevalier de Levis

Expectation is root of all pains.Expect less & be grateful what you get.If you expect nothing,there will no disappointment. Secret of satisfaction is low…

— DrAnil Kr Sinha

Expectation hurts a lot when it is not fulfilled. When you don't expect, every moment is a surprise and surprises give happiness and it…

— Anil Sinha

Expectation improperly indulged in must end in disappointment.

— Samuel Johnson

Sometimes if there is a disparity in what we know and what we feel...it's an indication that we might have to undergo some painful…

— Santanu Mishra

We are often less grieved at disappointments than at ourselves for having said much concerning the certainty of our expectations.

— Norm MacDonald

Death itself is less painful when it comes upon us unawares than the bare contemplation of it, even when danger is far distant.

— Blaise Pascal

When one has too great a dread of what is impending, one feels some relief when the trouble has come.

— Joseph Joubert