Expects

Famous quotes containing the word expects:

““Blessed is the man who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed” was the ninth beatitude.”
—Alexander Pope (1688–1744)

“Whenever you hear a man speak of his love for his country it is a sign that he expects to be paid for it.”
—H.L. (Henry Lewis)

“I am thankful for small mercies. I compared notes with one of my friends who expects everything of the universe, and is disappointed when anything is less than best, and I found that I begin at the other extreme, expecting nothing, and am always full of thanks for moderate goods.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)