Aesop Quotes

Destiny has two ways of crushing us - by refusing our wishes and by fulfilling them.

I am not unaware of the saying that more tears have been shed over wishes granted than wishes denied.

Not many people get that 'happily ever after' they want in life. There are disappointments every step of the way, no matter how hard one strives for the best.

When all of your wishes are granted, many of your dreams will be destroyed.

There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it.

There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.

My dad had a lot of bad luck. You could see his suffering, his terrible suffering, living a life that was disappointing and looking for another one.

Ambition is a very dangerous thing because either you achieve it and your life ends prematurely, or you don't, in which case your life is a constant source of disappointment. You must never have ambition.

There are many things that I feel I have missed out on.

So many times, I have a speech ready but no dice. Always a bridesmaid, never a mother.

Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart's desire; the other is to get it.

I always wished for this, but it's almost turning into more of a nightmare than a dream.

The trouble with most of the things that people want is that they get them.

There are many people in the world who feel that if only they had a bigger car, a nicer house, better vacations, a more understanding boss, or a more interesting partner, then their life would work. We all go through that one. Slowly we wear out most of our 'if onlies.'

Many women long for what eludes them, and like not what is offered them.

False expectations take away joy.

Sometimes, things you wish had happened don't, or there are things you wish you'd been able to do but can't.

Things don't always happen the way one wishes they would.

Being frustrated is disagreeable, but the real disasters of life begin when you get what you want.

The discontented believe that their regrets are about the past.

It was wonderful to find America, but it would have been more wonderful to miss it.

I have an enormous sense of having failed in life.

I'm sick of just liking people. I wish to God I could meet somebody I could respect.

The idea of having dreams that don't come true is really terrifying.

I don't want to dream anymore, I want my life to be real!