Disappointment Quotes - Page 40

• The study of mathematics is apt to commence in disappointment... We are told that by its aid the stars are weighed and the billions of molecules in a drop of water are counted. Yet, like the ghost of Hamlet's father, this great science eludes the efforts of our mental weapons to grasp it.

  Alfred North Whitehead

  Stars, Father, Math

  "An Introduction to Mathematics" by Alfred North Whitehead, Ch. 1, 1911.

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• Defeat in doing right is nevertheless victory.

  Frederick William Robertson

  Victory, Defeat, Nevertheless

  Frederick William Robertson (1866). “Sermons Preached at Trinity Chapel, Brighton”, p.288

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• Outside of Christ, I am only a sinner, but in Christ, I am saved. Outside of Christ, I am empty; in Christ, I am full. Outside of Christ, I am weak; in Christ, I am strong. Outside of Christ, I cannot; in Christ, I am more than able. Outside of Christ, I have been defeated; in Christ, I am already victorious. How meaningful are the words, "in Christ."

  Watchman Nee

  Strength, God, Faith

  Watchman Nee (1999). “Secrets to Spiritual Power: From the Writings of Watchman Nee”, p.74, Whitaker House

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• Victory is never won alone.

  Woodrow M. Kroll

  Victory

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• If we cannot believe God when circumstances seem be against us, we do not believe Him at all.

  Charles Spurgeon

  Believe, Circumstances, Seems

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• Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised.

  Denis Waitley

  Motivational, Success, Expectations

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• In times of affliction we commonly meet with the sweetest experiences of the love of God.

  John Bunyan

  Christian, Grace, Affliction

  John Bunyan (1873). “The Complete Works”, p.79

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• God has a purpose behind every problem. He uses circumstances to develop our character. In fact, he depends more on circumstances to make us like Jesus than he depends on our reading the Bible.

  Rick Warren

  Jesus, Reading, Character

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• Disappointment is a good sign of basic intelligence. It cannot be compared to anything else: it is so sharp, precise, obvious, and direct. If we can open, then we suddenly begin to see that our expectations are irrelevant compared with the reality of the situations we are facing.

  Chogyam Trungpa

  Reality, Expectations, Obvious

  Chogyam Trungpa (2010). “The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa: Volume Three: Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism; The Myth of Freedom; The Heart of the Bud dha; Selected Writings”, p.24, Shambhala Publications

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• A life directed chiefly toward the fulfillment of personal desires will sooner or later always lead to bitter disappointment.

  Albert Einstein

  Inspirational, Life, Selfish

  Albert Einstein (2010). “The Ultimate Quotable Einstein”, p.232, Princeton University Press

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• None of us can be free of conflict and woe. Even the greatest men have had to accept disappointments as their daily bread. ... The art of living lies less in eliminating our troubles than in growing with them.

  Bernard Baruch

  Art, Lying, Growing

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• The best enjoyment is half disappointment to what we intend or would have in this world.

  Gamaliel Bailey

  Half, World, Enjoyment

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• I need you because I love you.

  Erich Fromm

  Love, Romantic, I Love You

  Erich Fromm (2013). “The Art of Loving”, p.46, Open Road Media

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• Love is talkative passion.

  Louis Armstrong

  Passion, Love Is, Talkative

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• Evil lurks where disappointment lodges.

  George Foreman

  Evil, Lodges

  George Foreman (2003). “George Foreman's Guide to Life: How to Get Up Off the Canvas When Life Knocks You Down”, p.41, Simon and Schuster

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• Disappointment is a sticky one, because no one can steal contentment, joy, gratitude, or peace - we have to give it away.

  Kristin Armstrong

  Gratitude, Giving, Joy

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• The pain of discipline is nothing like the pain of disappointment

  Justin Langer

  Motivational, Workout, Pain

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• But there were worse things than disappointment, and I'd lived through several of them already.

  R. J. Anderson

  Courage

  R. J. Anderson (2011). “Ultraviolet”, p.216, Carolrhoda Lab

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• The definition of disappointment in life is expectations minus reality equals disappointment. The only two solutions you have to get over disappointment is to either alter your reality or alter your expectations.

  Randy Carlson

  Christian, Reality, Two

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• Obesity is a mental state, a disease brought on by boredom and disappointment.

  Cyril Connolly

  Motivational, Loss, Boredom

  The Unquiet Grave Pt I

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• We do not seek the unanimity that comes to those who water down all issues to the lowest common denominator - or to those who conceal their differences behind fixed smiles - or to those who measure unity by standards of popularity and affection, instead of trust and respect. We are allies. This is a partnership, not an empire. We are bound to have differences and disappointments - and we are equally bound to bring them out into the open, to settle them where they can be settled, and to respect each other's views when they cannot be settled.

  John F. Kennedy

  Differences, Issues, Views

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• We knew it was coming but there were some rumors of a possible 50 basis point cut (a half a percentage point) and every time that happens it sets us up for disappointments. The reality is a very large majority of people don't know how to react to this so they're taking their cue from the market. It's really indecision.

  Charles Payne

  Cutting, Reality, People

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• Don't let the mistakes and disappointments of the past control and direct your future.

  Zig Ziglar

  Inspirational, Success, Business

  FaceBook post by Zig Ziglar from Jul 21, 2014

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• Horror is a feeling that cannot last long; human nature is incapable of supporting it. Sadness, whether it be from bereavement, or disappointment, or misfortune of any kind may linger on through life

  James De Mille

  Sadness, Long, Bereavement

  James De Mille (2015). “A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder”, p.108, Booklassic

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• In public administration good sense would seem to require that public expectation be kept at the lowest possible level in order to minimize eventual disappointment.

  John Kenneth Galbraith

  Order, Expectations, Political

  "A life in our times: memoirs".

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