Moderation in war is imbecility.

Prospect is often better than possession. — Thomas Fuller

&#039;Tis expectation makes a blessing dear  heaven were not heaven if we knew what it were. — Sir John Sucking

Life is so constructed that the event does not  cannot  will not  match the expectation. — Charlotte Bronte

There is no greater enemy to those who would please than expectation. — Michel de Montaigne

To dream too much of the person you would like to be is to waste the person you are. — Anonymous

Too many people miss the silver lining because they&#039;re expecting gold. — Maurice Setter

For people who live on expectations  to face up to their realization is something of an ordeal. — Elizabeth Bowen

Every attempt to make war easy and safe will result in humiliation and disaster. — General William Sherman