blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed
blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed
proverb Having high expectations often leads to disappointment when the desired result does not occur, so keeping expectations low will save one from being disappointed. I promised myself I wouldn't get my hopes up, so when I found out that my first-choice school had rejected me, I was actually OK with it. Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.
See also: blessed, disappointed, expect, he, never, shall, who
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.
Prov. If you do not expect good things to happen, you will not be disappointed when they fail to happen. Ellen: This is going to be the best vacation we've ever had; we're going to have fun every minute of every day. Fred: Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed. Jill: Do you think you'll win the contest? Jane: I like to keep in mind that blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.
See also: blessed, disappointed, expect, he, never, shall, who
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- disappointed
- not so bad
- set (one's) sights high
- letdown
- set (one's) sights low
- be in a dream world
- relatively speaking
- blow (one's) mind
- blow someone’s mind
- blow your mind