“Expect nothing and you'll always be surprised”

“Expect nothing. Live frugally on surprise”

“To expect wickedness from human beings is the best way I know of to avoid surprises. And when I am surprised, it’s always pleasantly.”

“Don't expect things from everything. But, know there is always something in nothing.”

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

“Do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing, and you'll never be criticized.”

“There was nothing, nothing to depend on. And why was I surprised?”

“You'll be surprised how infinitely merciful they are. The prescription number is 96814. I think of it as the telephone number of God!”

“Nothing is more surprising than the surprises of history, and nothing more untrustworthy than the uncritical extrapolation of the tendencies of the recent past.”

“He could tell that the other expected him to be surprised, but it was not in him to be surprised because it was no more surprising to him when things did not fall out as they were supposed to than when they did.”