Dissatisfaction & disappointment
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God,
sometimes you just
don't come through.
—Tori Amos
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If you want to make God laugh, tell her your plans.
―Anonymous
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Life is what happens while you're busy making other plans.
—John Lennon
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In another life
You might have been a genius
In another life
You might have been a star
In another life
Your face might have been perfect
In another life
You drive a better car
―Living Colour
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There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.
―Oscar Wilde
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If you walked into a room and saw everyone’s troubles hanging on a wall, you’d head straight for your own.
―Unknown
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It is not impermanence that makes us suffer. What makes us suffer is wanting things to be permanent when they are not.
―Thich Nhat Hanh
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i do not weep
because i'm unhappy
i weep because I have everything
yet i am unhappy
―rupi kaur
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And if you hold on tight
to what you think is your thing
you may find
you’re missing all the rest
—Dave Matthews
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Keep your expectations low and you’ll never be disappointed.
―Roswell Parks
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Luck never made a man wise.
―Seneca
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Wisdom comes only through suffering.
―Aeschylus
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Someday you will ache like I ache.
―Courtney Love
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I just want something
I can never have.
―Nine Inch Nails
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Only resistance creates suffering.
—Buddha
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I’ll try not to complain.
—Bush
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Beneath every complaint is a wish.
—Esther Perel
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