12. «The world is full of suffering, but also of improvement.» Helen Keller

Where are you going to put your focus when looking at what is happening in the world? There are many examples of improvement that can inspire us in the lowest moments. A phrase of disappointment in life that reminds us that, if others could turn the page, you can too.

13. «Life is a long preparation for something that never happens.» William Butler Yeats

The Irish poet and Nobel Prize winner in Literature seems to have it very clear. With this phrase he confirms that disappointment is an inseparable life companion

14. «Expectation is the root of all disappointments.» William Shakespeare

The longer you wait, the more likely you are to be disappointed. This idea that Shakespeare points to is often repeated in the phrases of disappointment that other great thinkers have left us.

15. «Great expectations are the seeds of great disappointments.» Thomas Fuller

Historian Thomas Fuller points again here to the weight of expectations and how they shape the way we evaluate what is happening around us.

16. «A minute of sincere gratitude can wash away the disappointments of a lifetime» Silvia Hartmann

The transformative power of gratitude also extends to feelings of disappointment and sadness. When there is an old resentment, a poorly accepted failure, a disappointment… a simple gesture of gratitude, of recognition, can open the door to acceptance and reconciliation.

17. «Why is it so difficult to express love and yet so easy to express disappointment?» Kaui Hart Hemmings

How difficult it is to hide disappointment! Is it because what hurts us needs to be expressed to free us?

18. «Pain is temporary. It can last a minute, an hour, a day… or a year. But there comes a time when it subsides and something takes its place» Lance Armstrong

Have you ever looked back and realized that something that once bothered you now seems distant and harmless? Overcoming disappointment is not something that is usually achieved overnight. Not holding on to pain and giving yourself time are normally necessary steps to be able to accept setbacks and be able to move on.

19. «Disappointment is really just a term for our refusal to look on the bright side.» Richelle E. Goodrich

There is always an opportunity to look at what happens to us from a positive side – without deceiving ourselves. For Goodrich, disillusionment occurs precisely when we let go of this option and lose ourselves in the negative.

20. «IN 20 YEARS YOU WILL BE MORE DISAPPOINTED BY THE THINGS YOU DIDN’T DO THAN THE THINGS YOU DID.» H. Jackson Brown Jr.

This phrase about what truly makes us feel disappointed in life or ourselves continues and introduces a breath of motivation and positivity: «In 20 years you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did. Release the moorings. Sail away from safe harbor. Catch the favorable winds in your sails. Explore. Sounds. Discover«, tells us the American writer and creative.

A song to continue trying everything we want and desire, no longer getting carried away by the obstacles we encounter. A phrase that fills us with inspiration and courage.

21. «FRIENDSHIP IS, WITHOUT A DOUBT, THE BEST BALM AGAINST THE PAINTS OF A LOVING DISAPPOINTMENT.» Jane Austen

In the face of disappointment and sadness due to the difficulties or failure of a love relationship, having a friend who accepts us as we are can be deeply healing.

22. «The early disappointment of a hope leaves a scar that is illuminated when the hope is fulfilled.» Thomas Hardy

There are disappointments that go very deep and leave their mark on us. However, when despite everything we achieve what we did not expect, hope illuminates us again. Because it is always possible to get excited again.

23. «People aren’t always what you want them to be. Sometimes they let you down or let you down, but you have to give them a chance first.» Chloe Rattray

It is impossible for others to always act according to our beliefs. Each person has their story, a reason why they are the way they are, just like us. If we do not show ourselves to be humble and tolerant, if we do not remove the filter of demands and do not give them a chance, we will hardly be able to build real relationships.

24. «Disappointment is a blessing. If you had never been disappointed, you would never know what is important to you» Kamand Kojouri

Hidden in our disappointments is what we give importance to. How we want to be treated, what we want to achieve or what a relationship means to us. Therefore, if you want to delve into yourself, if you want to know yourself deeply, ask yourself: what purpose is this disappointment for me? You will discover much more than you thought.

25. «Disappointments are often the spice of life.» Theodore Parker

We all have experiences of disappointment of very different types. These are opportunities to discover a lot about ourselves, hence being salt of life, because each one of them gives a different flavor to our story.

26. «Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he will never be disappointed» Alexander Pope

A statement closer to utopia than reality, but which points us to what we expect as the origin of our disappointments.

27. «You may be disappointed if you fail, but not even trying will be your sentence.» Beverly Sills

One of the main regrets in life is not having done what at some point we did not dare to do or believed we were not capable of doing. The fear of feeling disappointed in the short term can make us forget this conclusion that so many people have reached on their birthdays.

28. “One of the best protections against disappointment is having a lot to do.” Alain de Botton

If we focus on what is useful and practical, it will be more difficult to become disillusioned. Of course, be very careful not to fill yourself with chores; These often function as an avoidance mechanism to get away from what bothers us and hurts us. And as you know, going through suffering is necessary.

29. “Disappointment walks smiling behind enthusiasm.”Madame de Staël

There are times when we get carried away by enthusiasm and put a blindfold on our eyes that prevents us from seeing reality. In those moments we are victims of our own deception, which will later fade when our illusions collide with reality.

30. “Trust the man who promises the least; he will be the one who disappoints the least.” Bernard M. Baruch

It is advisable to be cautious with others, especially those who fill their dialogues with promises. Well, they are often candidates for disappointment. Let us not forget that facts always win over words, but that these are the great architects of illusions.

31. “Disillusionment is to a noble soul what water is to hot metal; it strengthens it, encourages it, intensifies it, but never destroys it.” Eliza Tabor Stephenson

Disappointment has the ability to strengthen us. We just have to be aware of it. What can you learn from what has happened to you?

32. “Deception is the nurse of wisdom.” Sir Bayle Roche

Disappointments also heal us because they put our feet on the ground, especially when we think we already know everything. They are great teachers.

33. “One’s greatest success comes after one’s greatest disappointments.” Henry Ward Beecher

If in the face of what happens to us, we learn; If we adopt a resilient attitude, success will not disappear from our path.

34. “If we are calm and prepared, we should be able to find compensation in every disappointment.” Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau, the American writer, poet and naturalist, was not wrong. A soul at peace and calm is a sure support for our personal and spiritual development.

35. “Suffering, disappointments and melancholy are not there to bother us, nor to bore us, nor to deprive us of our dignity, but to mature and transfigure us.” Hermann Hesse

We cannot expect anything less from Hesse. His vision of disappointment and suffering is in line with the transcendence of his works. According to the author, disappointment is not an impediment to our progress, but quite the opposite: a help to mature and transform ourselves.

36. “Our experience is made up more of lost illusions than of acquired wisdom.” Joseph Roux

What would become of us if we were able to extract the valuable from all our disappointments! How much we would learn!

37. “Disappointment is just the action of your brain readjusting to reality after discovering that things are not as you thought.” Brad Warner

What did we expect to happen and what actually happened? Disappointment arises in the clash between expectations and reality.

38. “Expectation is the root of all anxiety.” William Shakespeare

A famous quote from the English writer. If you want to discover the origin of what is drowning you, stop and think about your expectations, about what you wanted and did not happen, what you expected and did not come… Because when your illusions are very far from reality, anguish and frustration appear.

39. «If I encounter disappointment, the sooner I know about it, the more life I will have to overcome it.» Thomas Jefferson

An optimistic point of view on disappointment. The sooner you become aware of its presence, the more time you will have to manage it and extract everything it implies for you.

40. «When you learn to accept instead of waiting, you will have fewer disappointments.» Robert Fisher

We put the finishing touch with this phrase from Robert Fisher in The Knight in Rusty Armor, a work that is a journey to self-knowledge. With it he warns us of the danger of waiting too much, in addition to confirming the great value that acceptance entails.