“If a nation expects to be ignorant and free,” said Jefferson, “it expects what never was and never will be.”

“If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be. The functionaries of every government have propensities to command at will the liberty and property of their constituents. There is no safe deposit for these but with the people themselves; nor can they be safe with them without information. Where the press is free, and every man able to read, all is safe.”

“He expects nothing, she thought, because he's never had anything. And nothing was expected of him. He was free in a way she never would be.”

“We are never prepared for what we expect.”

“Never expect God to do for you what you don't do to others.”

“Never idealize others. They will never live up to your expectations.”

“Never expect an ignorant person to understand you to any length. If you think so, you are inviting endless misunderstanding. Therefore, better is it to avoid ignorant person in a team work.”

“You will never be happier than you expect. To change your happiness, change your expectation.”

“It was common talk that the King's moods shifted this way and that you never knew what to expect.”

“If you expect the worst, you'll never be disappointed.”