Low expectations

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Pessimism (or rather what is called such) is, in brief, playing the sure game. You cannot lose at it; you may gain. It is the only view of life in which you can never be disappointed.

Thomas Hardy

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Topic

Pessimism Low expectations

Author

Thomas Hardy

Medium

Personal journal

Language

English

Time

1902 1900s 20th century

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Original Citation

Hardy, Thomas. Notebook entry. 1 Jan. 1902.

Current Citation

Hardy, Thomas. Quoted in The Poetry of Thomas Hardy: A Handbook and Commentary, written by J. O. Bailey. UNC Press Books, 2018.

Blessed is he that expects nothing for he shall never be disappointed.

Poor Richard (Benjamin Franklin)

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Topic

Low expectations Managing expectations Expectations

Author

Poor Richard (Benjamin Franklin)

Source

Poor Richard's Almanack

Medium

Almanac

Statement Type

Proverbs, aphorisms and adages

Language

English

Time

1739 1730s 18th century

Era

Colonial America

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Original Citation

Franklin, Benjamin [published as Richard Saunders]. Poor Richard's Almanack. Philadelphia, 1739.

Current Citation

Franklin, Benjamin. "Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1739." Benjamin Franklin: Autobiography, Poor Richard, and Later Writings, edited by J. A. Leo Lemay. Library of America, 2005.

Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.

Alexander Pope

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Topic

Low expectations Expectations Disappointment

Author

Alexander Pope

Source

Letters of Alexander Pope

Medium

Letter

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

1727 1720s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Pope, Alexander. Letter to John Gay. 6 Oct. 1727.

Current Citation

Pope, Alexander. "To Gay, Twickenham, Oct. 16, 1727." Alexander Pope: Selected Letters, edited by Howard Erksine-Hill. Oxford University Press, 2000, no. 16.

If you expect nothing from somebody, you are never disappointed.

Sylvia Plath

The Bell Jar

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Low expectations Expectations

Author

Sylvia Plath

Source

The Bell Jar

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1963 1960s 20th century

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Citation

Plath, Sylvia [published as Victoria Lucas]. The Bell Jar. William Heinemann, 1963.