Children Quote by Randall Jarrell

Lucky that man whose children make his happiness in life and not his grief, the anguished disappointment of his hopes.

— Euripides

A child must feel the flush of victory and the heart-sinking of disappointment before he takes with a will to the tasks distasteful to…

— Helen Keller

“Letting go of expectation when it comes to one’s children is close to impossible. The entire premise of our love for them has to…

— Cheryl Strayed

“The satisfaction earned by the striving can be whatever furnishes the strongest incentive to the child, for example, extra pleasures or possessions for a…

— Isabel Briggs Myers

The pleasure of expecting enjoyment is often greater than that of obtaining it, and the completion of almost every wish is found a disappointment.

— Samuel Johnson

“Expectations are the illegitimate children – with desires as their step-siblings – of an ignorant mind and conditioned self. If”

— Om Swami

I think there's a sort of satisfaction in defying people's expectations.

— Gillian Jacobs

William James once made an acute point about the relationship between happiness and expectation. He argued that satisfaction with ourselves does not require us…

— Alain de Botton

'eXpeCtaTioN is what gives sorrow…'

— Pradeep

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

Exceeding expectations is where satisfaction ends and loyalty begins.

— Ron Kaufman

“The root of disappointment comes from holding expectations”

— Luna Adriana