Do not apologize for crying. Without this emotion, we are only robots.
Elizabeth GilbertRead
You know the old adage: Plant an expectation, reap a disappointment.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Expectations can lead to disappointment if not managed properly.
This quote by Elizabeth Gilbert emphasizes the idea that when we set expectations, we may set ourselves up for disappointment if those expectations are not met. It highlights the importance of being realistic and managing our desires, suggesting that our emotional well-being is closely linked to how we approach our expectations in life.
Themes
ExpectationsDisappointmentWisdomRealismEmotion
In practice
Example use cases
A motivational speaker discussing the importance of realistic goals.
More from Elizabeth Gilbert
All quotes βI had always been taught that the pursuit of happiness was my natural (even national) birthright. It is the emotional trademark of my culture to seek happiness. Not just any kind of happiness, either, but profound happiness, even soaring happiness. And what could possibly bring a person more soaring happiness than romantic love.
Elizabeth GilbertRead
When I tried this morning, after an hour or so of unhappy thinking, to dip back into my meditation, I took a new idea with me: compassion. I asked my heart if it could please infuse my soul with a more generous perspective on my mind's workings. Instead of thinking that I was a failure, could I perhaps accept that I am only a human being--and a normal one, at that?
Elizabeth GilbertRead
And when you sense a faint potentiality for happiness after such dark times you must grab onto the ankles of that happiness and not let go until it drags you face-first out of the dirt - this is not selfishness, but obligation. You were given life; it is your duty to find something beautiful within life no matter how slight.
Elizabeth GilbertRead
But never again use another person's body or emotions as a scratching post for your own unfulfilling yearnings.
Elizabeth GilbertRead
Your home is whatever in this world you love more than you love yourself.
Elizabeth GilbertRead
Similar quotes
What I have learned from my work up to now, is to try to be open, but also protect myself by not letting the good and the evil get too much importance.
Jane CampionRead
Moving, be like water. Still, be like a mirror. Respond like an echo.
Bruce LeeRead
When I first started, my songs were the politics of anger. As I got older and hopefully wiser, I wanted to be part of the politics of answers.
Michael FrantiRead
The pain of severe depression is quite unimaginable to those who have not suffered it.
William StyronRead
He who acts, spoils; he who grasps, lets slip.
LaoziRead
Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action.
Benjamin DisraeliRead