~ These slight disappointments are sent to prepare For what may hereafter befall;For seasons of real disappointment and care,Which commonly happen to all. ~
~ Rigid beliefs make disappointments seem unbearable, whereas realistic beliefs help us to accept disappointment and go on from there. ~
~ The more we shelter children from every disappointment, the more devastating future disappointments will be. ~
~ 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 of hope must be expiated by pain; and expectations improperly indulged must end in disappointment. ~
~ The sudden disappointment of a hope leaves a scar which the ultimate fulfilment of that hope never entirely removes. ~
~ Disappointment or misfortune don't last long among us, the poor; we can't live if we brood on them the whole time. ~
~ Disappointment is a sort of bankruptcy -- the bankruptcy of a soul that expends too much in hope and expectation. ~
~ There can be no deep disappointment where there is not deep love. ~
~ Suspense is worst than disappointment. ~
~ Be calm and strong and patient. Meet failure and disappointment with courage. Rise superior to the trials of life, and never give in to hopelessness or despair. In danger, in adversity, cling to your principles and ideals. Aequanimitas! ~
~ You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try. ~
~ Expect nothing and accept everything and you will never be disappointed. ~