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

“Never neglect your daily living, for it builds up your habits.”

“We never live; we are always in the expectation of living.”

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

“I’m not in this world to live up to your expectations and you’re not in this world to live up to mine.”

“Never try to impress a woman, because if you do she'll expect you to keep up the standard for the rest of your life.”

“People’s lives are a direct reflection of the expectations of their peer group. … Your life experience will never far exceed the expectations of your peers, because to stay connected to them there is an unconscious contract that says we’re going to be within this range of each other. Now, on the other hand, if for some reason your friends have a higher expectation for life than you do, just to stay on the team you’ve got to raise your standard. And that's the beauty of life.”

“Intend to live in continual mortification, and never to expect or desire any worldly ease or pleasure.”

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

“Those who expect to be both ignorant and free, expect what never was and never will be.”