It is sometimes but the mere hope for enjoyment that allows one to enjoy something, even when he is not really enjoying it at the moment.

To spend your time wanting things is to smother your time for achieving things beyond your expectations.

It is a healthy approach not to expect persons to turn out precisely how you would have wished.

No matter how kind you are, always expect a few imbeciles.

To love without need or without expectation of restitution, that is how we ought to love.

A prophet is always underestimated, and part of what makes one a prophet is that he doesn't really mind it.

Plot twist: everything goes exactly as planned.