What God expects us to attempt, He also enables us to achieve.
They say that war is death's best friend, but I must offer you a different point of view on that one. To me, war is like the new boss who expects the impossible. He stands over your shoulder repeating one thin, incessantly: 'Get it done, get it done. ' So you work harder. You get the job done. The boss, however, does not thank you. He asks for more.
If your husband expects you to laugh, do so; if he expects you to cry, don't; if you don't know what he expects, what are you doing married?
He who expects not to achieve will never do so.
God expects of us only what He Himself has supplied.
The Lord expects us to enjoy our lives. He says there will be some brutal times, but we shouldn't get all bent out of shape about it.
The more God gives you, the more responsible he expects you to be.
Happiest is he who expects no happiness from others.
Real optimism is exposed to the worst but expects the best.
The boy who expects every morning to open into a new world finds that today is like yesterday, but he believes tomorrow will be different.
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.
The modern world is not given to uncritical admiration. It expects its idols to have feet of clay and can be reasonably sure that the press and camera will report their exact dimensions.
Beyond the emotionalism and the obvious sense of relief on all sides, I think that there is a recognition that reality may intrude, that perhaps the steps ahead and the days ahead are going to be much more difficult than one expects.
What men call friendship is only social intercourse, an exchange of favours and good offices; it comes down to a commercial dealing in which self-esteem always expects to profit.
To all the rest of his Absurdities, (for vice is always unreasonable,) he adds one more, who expects that Vertue from another which he won't practise himself.
A biblical woman embraces God's callings, chooses wisely, lives courageously, and expects God's greater reward.
If you expect to succeed as a writer, rudeness should be the second-to-least of your concerns. The least of all should be polite society and what it expects. If you intend to write as truthfully as you can, your days as a member of polite society are numbered, anyway.
There is always a type of man who says he loves his fellow men, and expects to make a living at it.
There are certain people who seem doomed to buy certain houses. The house expects them. It waits for them.
Whenever you hear a man speak of his love for his country, it is a sign that he expects to be paid for it.