...we shall board our imagined ship and wildly sail among sacred islands of the mad till death shatters the fabulous stars and makes us real.
Sylvia PlathRead
If you expect nothing from anybody, you’re never disappointed.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Expecting little from others can lead to fewer disappointments in life.
This quote by Sylvia Plath suggests that by not having expectations of others, one can avoid the pain of disappointment. It speaks to the nature of relationships and the impact of our expectations on emotional well-being, proposing a mindset that can lead to greater peace and acceptance.
Themes
ExpectationsDisappointmentRelationshipsPeaceAcceptance
In practice
Example use cases
During a motivational talk about mental health and well-being, you might use this quote to emphasize the importance of managing expectations.
More from Sylvia Plath
All quotes →The hardest thing, I think, is to live richly in the present, without letting it be tainted & spoiled out of fear for the future or regret for a badly-managed past.
Sylvia PlathRead
It is as if my life were magically run by two electric currents: joyous positive and despairing negative--which ever is running at the moment dominates my life, floods it.
Sylvia PlathRead
You walked in, laughing, tears welling confused, mingling in your throat. How can you be so many women to so many people, oh you strange girl?
Sylvia PlathRead
I keep wanting to crawl back into the womb.
Sylvia PlathRead
It's the living, the eating, the sleeping that everyone needs. Ideas don't matter so much after all. My three best friends are Catholic. I can't see their beliefs, but I can see the things they love to do on earth. When you come right down to it, I do believe in the freedom of the individual.
Sylvia PlathRead
Similar quotes
As every divided kingdom falls, so every mind divided between many studies confounds and saps itself.
Leonardo Da VinciRead
Anyone can battle for pride, power, vanity, greed, or hate, but war should always be approached with an equal measure of wisdom and strength. It's not just enough to know when to fight, but to know when to lay down the sword and negotiate. Not everything in the world is worth fighting for.
Sherrilyn KenyonRead
Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it.
Eckhart TolleRead
Inner silence promotes clarity of mind; It makes us value the inner world; It trains us to go inside to the source of peace and inspiration when we are faced with problems and challenges.
Deepak ChopraRead
Many things prevent knowledge, including the obscurity of the subject and the brevity of human life
ProtagorasRead
80% of the results come from 20% of the causes. A few things are important; most are not.
Richard KochRead