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If you are looking for some amazing disappointment quotes to help you overcome challenges you are in the right place.
Disappointment happens to everyone in all walks of life.
However, what defines us is how we choose to handle disappointment.
Do we use it to motivate demotivate us?
In this post you will find a great selection of disappointment quotes to motivate when times are hard
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Right, let’s jump into this list of disappointment quotes.
Top 10 Disappointment Quotes
Blessed is he that expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.
Benjamin Franklin
One cannot feel true disappointment until the very end, and even then, it is only another beginning.
Unknown
It is better to know and be disappointed than to not know and always wonder.
Oscar Wilde
The simple solution for disappointment depression: Get up and get moving. Physically move. Do. Act. Get going.
Peter McWilliams
Marriages that end in disappointment happens when each other’s expectations are not put on the table.
Unknown
Disappointment is a sort of bankruptcy the bankruptcy of a soul that expends too much in hope and expectation.
Eric Hoffer
Disappointments are to the soul what a thunderstorm is to the air.
Friedrich Schiller
Like a mortal wound, getting over a disappointment will only make you stronger.
Unknown
If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment.
Henry David Thoreau
Disappointment is inevitable. But to become discouraged, there’s a choice I make.
Charles Stanley
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We are our own sculptors. We chisel away to create our life’s work but sit down in disappointment when a part is not properly done. Remember, it is a work in progress, there is still much to do. Unknown
You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.
Beverly Sills
There is no rush to acquire success. Do not be disappointed that you have not yet reached your potential. Unknown
There can be no deep disappointment where there is not deep love. Martin Luther King, Jr.
It hurts to let go, but sometimes it hurts more to hold on. Unknown
We do not understand it when we first feel disappointment but in time, it will become an unwanted companion that walks with us through life. Unknown
The principles of living greatly include the capacity to face trouble with courage, disappointment with cheerfulness, and trial with humility.
Thomas S. Monson
Disappointment had to be postponed, hope kept alive as long as possible. Graham Greene
I guess that’s what disappointment is — a sense of loss for something you never had. Deb Caletti
We’ve all experienced change for a moment, only to feel let down and disappointed in the end. Tony Robbins
Disappointment to a noble soul is what cold water is to burning metal; it strengthens, tempers, intensifies, but never destroys it.
Eliza Tabor
If your purpose is just discovery, never commit. This is a path that would lead to disappointment. Unknown
A cynic is someone who’s had his dreams shattered by the realities of disappointment. Unknown
Disappointment is a quicksand of unreality which does not sink in until you have been sucked in. Unknown
Sometimes Good Things Fall Apart So Better Things Can Fall Together.
Marilyn Monroe
You will find that it is necessary to let things go; simply for the reason that they are heavy. Unknown
A disappointment is merely an assignment for your next appointment. Kayambila Mpulamasaka
How do you deal with disappointment? How do you deal with a monster that holds a hammer and is smashing your glass heart to pieces? Unknown
The importance we give our disappointment is what turns it into a tragedy.
Nitya Prakash
Assuming is the root of all disappointments. Rogienel Reyes
Sometimes when you get disappointment it makes you stronger. David Rudisha
Disappointments are just God’s way to saying ‘I’ve got something better’. Be patient, live life, have faith. Unknown
If you think one day you will get it all done, and then you can relax, you are bound to be disappointed. Christina Winsey-Rudd
Disappointment is an endless wellspring of comedy inspiration.
Martin Freeman
You can hate life and be done with it, but it is an underlying fear of disappointment that causes you to do so. Look for the light in your soul to free you from this prison. Unknown
Men marry because they are tired, women, because they are curious: both are disappointed. Oscar Wilde
Let’s face it: None of us are ever going to get to the place in life where we have no more disappointments. We can’t expect to be sheltered from every little thing. Disappointment is a fact of lifeone that must be dealt with. Joyce Meyer
Disappointment is a festering infected disease that takes out the joy from your soul and the smile from your heart.
Unknown
It was one of those times you feel a sense of loss, even though you didn’t have something in the first place. I guess that’s what disappointment is- a sense of loss for something you never had. Deb Caletti, the Nature of Jade
If you expect the unexpected all the time, nothing will disappoint you. Unknown
If I had my way, if I was lucky enough, if I could be on the brink my entire life that great sense of expectation and excitement without the disappointment that would be the perfect state. Cate Blanchett
It is our fate in life to be disappointed. The human mind is so vast and full of imagination that real life will never live up to its expectations.
Unknown
Present, n. That part of eternity dividing the domain of disappointment from the realm of hope. Ambroe Pierce
I’m never shocked when people let me down nowadays. I just hate the fact that I put myself in a position to be let down in the first place. Unknown
The cost of mediocrity is disappointment. William Arthur Ward
It’s easy not to be disappointed when you’re always wading in the shallow end of feelings. Maurene Goo
If I am to meet with a disappointment, the sooner I know it, the more of life I shall have to wear it off.
Thomas Jefferson
Children will always be a disappointment for parents who are never satisfied even with themselves. Unknown
Things are as they are, we suffer because we imagined different. Unknown
I’m sad, hurt, angry, mad, disappointed. But you know what? I will put on a happy face and move on. It will hurt but I will survive. Unknown
Nothing hurts more than being disappointed by the single person you thought would never hurt you. Unknown
One suffers from disappointment, which is to say like every pain, it may be cured.
Unknown
But you know that disappointment is just the action of your brain readjusting itself to reality after discovering things are not the way you thought they were. Brad Warner
You can’t really disappoint yourself. You can do stupid stuff that can lead you to bad consequences, but knowing that you are who you are can ease the pain. Unknown
Maturity really means: being very unsurprised by, and calm around, pain and disappointment. Alain de Botton
The best way to deal with disappointment is to acknowledge and work through the feelings it induces.
Noaman Kaysingwala
We run with the desire to fulfill that which is written in our destinies with the spikes and warnings of disappointment and regret lurking beneath. Unknown
Disappointment is really just a term for our refusal to look on the bright side. Richelle E. Goodrich
Choosing a path to follow and getting lost is a common occurrence for people. Do not be disappointed with your human frailty. Unknown
Nothing annoys me more than when someone expects you to be okay with something that they wouldn’t be okay with if you did it.
Unknown
You will end up really disappointed if you think people will do for you as you do for them. Not everyone has the same heart as you. Unknown
Everything you do in life takes you higher. That is why a disappointment of having less than the best hurts like a fall. Unknown
Regret is a bedmate of disappointment and is a lethal combination. Unknown
The beauty is that through disappointment you can gain clarity, and with clarity comes conviction and true originality. Conan O’Brien
Inspirational Disappointment Quotes
Let me tell you this: if you meet a loner, no matter what they tell you, it’s not because they enjoy solitude. It’s because they have tried to blend into the world before, and people continue to disappoint them. Unknown
Don’t let today’s disappointments cast a shadow on tomorrow’s dreams.
Unknown
Hope and expectations are different names for the first part of the path to disappointment. Unknown
You cannot be disappointed by something that doesn’t exist. Unknown
Understanding is the key to getting over disappointment. Unknown
How disappointment tracks the steps of hope. Letitia Elizabeth Landon
Disappointment is a disease that starts with malaise in one’s heart and spreads to those around them.
Unknown
One of the worst feelings in the world is having to doubt something you thought was unquestionable. Unknown
When you work so hard and get back so little is a soul crushing disappointment that must be shelved in order to make life go on. Unknown
When presenting yourself to the world, always show confidence. People are more excited with the prospect of something curious than be turned off by a forecasted disappointment. Unknown
Disappointment is a beautiful sadness, a fitting end to a tragic tale of expectation.
Unknown
Disappointments are everyday cuts that must be taken cared of or else death will come from profuse bleeding of the soul. Unknown
It’s sad when you realize you aren’t as important to someone as you thought you were. Unknown
Whenever I experienced some disappointment in my life, it was always laughter that came to my rescue. Marty Rubin
Save the excuses. It’s not about ‘having time’ it’s about making time. If it matters, you will make time.
Unknown
It is a gift when someone shares your disappointment. Often, the mere listening of one’s woes is enough to dispel it. Unknown
A perfect life is to have expectations without the disappointment. Unknown
Beauty can cause disappointment for if there is no substance beneath, the image becomes nothing but an empty picture. Unknown
We simultaneously feel relieved and disappointed when someone sees through our facade and sets us straight.
Unknown
If a man does not read, he prepares himself for a life full of shocking realities and disappointments. Unknown
If you put in little effort and expect big returns, you will be deeply disappointed. You don’t get apples by planting lemon seeds. Catherine Pulsifer
You have to learn to not let little disappointments get you down and to stay focused on the big picture. Gillan Tans
It’s amazing how quickly your mood can change, how deep your heart can sink, and how much one person can affect you. Unknown
Disappointment, when it involves neither shame nor loss, is as good as success; for it supplies as many images to the mind, and as many topics to the tongue.
Samuel Johnson
Anytime you suffer a setback or disappointment, put your head down and plow ahead. Les Brown
Nothing in life has happened to you. It’s happened for you. Every disappointment. Every wrong. Even every closed door has helped make you into who you are. Joel Osteen
To courageously straighten up again after our heads have been bowed by defeat, disappointment and suffering is a supreme test of character. Wilferd Peterson
The sudden disappointment of a hope leaves a scar which the ultimate fulfillment of that hope never entirely removes.
Thomas Hardy
Life is all about setbacks. A life lived without disappointment is a life lived in a cocoon. People have recovered from far worse setbacks. Tony Clark
Do not dwell on your loss. Look forward with bright new hopes. Lailah Gifty Akita
Parents ought to teach children how to deal with disappointment and stress. I think the world would be better off full of dysfunctional happy people than those who become disruptive. Unknown
When suffering a blow of disappointment, take time to heal one’s wounds. One can go on, surely, but without the strength necessary to succeed. Unknown
Hope is tomorrow’s veneer over today’s disappointment.
Evan Esar
A true friend will listen to your disappointments, say, I told you so, and help you back up. Unknown
Expectation is the root of all heartache. William Shakespeare
You just cannot have the same thing twice without being disappointed. Vann Chow
God makes the life fertile by disappointments, as he makes the ground fertile by frosts.
Henry Ward Beecher
When someone disappoints you, there is nothing that can be done but to accept it. Unknown
When hope suddenly dies it leaves a scar and a throbbing pain of disappointment. Unknown
Friends who tell you that you cannot are a disappointment and should be kept away from as they are not friends, but doubts in human form. Unknown
Maturity is a bitter disappointment for which no remedy exists, unless laughter could be said to remedy anything.
Kurt Vonnegut
Sometimes we expect more from others because we would be willing to do that much for them. Unknown
He had the look of one who had drunk the cup of life and found a dead beetle at the bottom. P.G. Woodhouse
Disappointment is a troll that follows you around the house, cluttering things you have put in order, moving the things you need around, and generally disrupting life. Best way to get rid of this pest is to face it head on and tell it to go away before it multiplies. Unknown
Motivating Disappointment Quotes
Sometimes, when something you dreamed of doesn’t happen, a sigh of relief is in order rather than disappointment. Unknown
When we focus on our gratitude, the tide of disappointment goes out and the tide of love rushes in.
Kristin Armstrong
We are often less grieved at disappointments than at ourselves for having said much concerning the certainty of our expectations. Norman Macdonald
Do not believe others when they say they love you. If you do not see the actions with your own eyes, you shall experience disappointment. Unknown
Disappointment is an ominous cloud of self-doubt and fear which must be broken through at all costs. Unknown
Disappointment is a tiny sign that leads you to an evil path.
Unknown
Try your best and reach for the stars. But do not try to reach without stretching or you would be disappointed. Unknown
Suspense is worse than disappointment. Robert Burns
A pier is a disappointed bridge. Julian Barnes
The more we shelter children from every disappointment, the more devastating future disappointments will be.
Fred G. Gosman
Forget yesterday and last month and last year, with their gloomy diary of failures and disappointments. All that is in the past. Og Mandino
The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire; the size of your dream; and how you handle disappointment along the way. Robert Kiyosaki
Most things disappoint till you look deeper. Graham Greene
Evil lurks where disappointment lodges.
George Foreman
Each pain makes you stronger, each betrayal more intelligent, every disappointment more skillful and each experience wiser. Unknown
I think childhood is, generally speaking, a preparation for disappointment. Seamus Heaney
Life is a long preparation for something that never happens. W.B. Yeats
Sometimes we create our own heartbreaks through expectation. Unknown
Greet disappointment with cheerfulness. There is nothing like a spring in your step to dispel the ugly gloom.
Unknown
Disappointment is preferable to being kept in suspense for it is the start of healing. Unknown
I don’t hate you. I’m just disappointed you turned into everything you said you’d never be. Unknown
Perfectionism rarely begets perfection, or satisfaction only disappointment. Ryan Holiday
At the end of a love affair or a job, test how deep your disappointment is and be merry. For if it is deep, it means you have invested in it fully, and if it is shallow, you can easily move on.
Unknown
Disappointment has no place in a heart full of gratitude. Unknown
Every disappointment gives you opportunity to make another appointment. B. A. Fajimi
In that moment of disappointment, pause and remember that GOD has a better plan for you. Maria Koszler
You must, for the sake of your sanity, transcend disappointment. Unknown
There’s always failure. And there’s always disappointment. And there’s always loss. But the secret is learning from the loss, and realizing that none of those holes are vacuums.
Michael J. Fox
We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret or disappointment. Jim Rohn
We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Destroying the seeds of disappointment requires you to unexpect the expected. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Sometimes you don’t need to hear their excuses or what they have to say for themselves because their actions already spoke the truth.
Unknown
People and events don’t disappoint us, our models of reality do. It is my model of reality that determines my happiness or disappointments. Stephan Zweig, Chess Story
Enthusiasm is followed by disappointment and even depression, and then by renewed enthusiasm. Murray Gell-Mann
You can’t please everyone, but you can’t not please everyone either. Joyce Rachelle
Anger is more constructive than despair.
Arnold Schwarzenegger
One of the best protections against disappointment is to have a lot going on. Alain de Botton
If you’re betrayed, release disappointment at once. By that way, the bitterness has no time to take root. Toba Beta, My Ancestor Was an Ancient Astronaut
Disappointment is just the action of your brain readjusting itself to reality after discovering things are not the way you thought they were. Brad Warner
Disappointment is a good sign of basic intelligence. It cannot be compared to anything else: it is so sharp, precise, obvious, and direct. If we can open, then we suddenly begin to see that our expectations are irrelevant compared with the reality of the situations we are facing. Chogyam Trungpa
Enlightening Disappointment Quotes
Life is not always a celebration; so be ready to courageously face disappointments when they come, and be sure to grow stronger and wiser from them. Edmond Mbiaka
Beware of wallowing in disappointment for it is in this state that depression creeps from behind.
Unknown
Laughter is a cure to the bitter disappointments in life. When you are sad, look for laughter to ease the pain. Unknown
Sometimes disappointing other people is the only way you can be yourself. Nitya Prakash
What do you do when disappointment comes? When it weighs on you like a rock, you can either let it press you down until you become discouraged, even devastated, or you can use it as a stepping-stone to better things. Joyce Meyer
Disappointments are a result of failed expectations. To have less disappointments, either expect less from other people or demand more from yourself.
Kevin Ngo
In the midst of my disappointment I am never defeated. Only given the opportunity to rise again willing to take on new challenges. Eleesha
When you have no expectations, you’ll never have disappointments. Unknown
Depression begins with disappointment. When disappointment festers in our soul, it leads to discouragement. Joyce Meyer
Music is % exhilaration and % utter disappointment. John Barrow
See your disappointments as good fortune. One plan’s deflation is another’s inflation.
Jean Cocteau
Life is full of pain and pleasure and between the two, disappointment and ecstasy. Unknown
Disappointment is a sticky one, because no one can steal contentment, joy, gratitude, or peace we have to give it away. Kristin Armstrong
We can be disappointed with the world but it does us no good as the world will revolve despite us not moving. Unknown
Disappointment is a terrible feeling where your insides are twisted up so bad that no medicine but time can heal it. Unknown
You say you are disappointed with life. But maybe it is life that’ is disappointed with you.
Marty Rubin
Expectation is the only seed of disappointment. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
No matter how much in love you are, in the end, you are disappointed by either a flamed out affair or until death does you part. Unknown
Disappointments are not meant to destroy you; they are meant to strengthen you. Unknown
Disappointment has quite a penchant for taking one by surprise. Pawan Mishra
Do not make a person wait for a decision. To wait forever is a more cruel fate than to be disappointed.
Unknown
To grow up is a disappointment, to make the best of it is maturity. Unknown
Children are often disappointed with their lot in life and suffer the injustice at living when they did not ask to be born. Unknown
Never trust a person that has let you down more than twice. Once was a warning, twice was a lesson, and anything more than that is simply taking advantage. Unknown
As a rule, a beautiful woman is a terrible disappointment. Carl Jung
Never stop building toward your dreams. Should there be any disappointments along the way, use them for a sturdier foundation.
Unknown
One’s best success comes after their greatest disappointments. Henry Ward Beecher
It is a bitter disappointment when you have sown benefits, to reap injuries. Plautus
It is the fear to cause disappointments that leads to it. Such is the irony of life. Unknown
Sometimes we love our children too much that we try protect them from all the hurts in the world, including disappointment. This is often a disappointment in itself.
Unknown
Disenchantment, whether it is a minor disappointment or a major shock, is the signal that things are moving into transition in our lives. William Throsby Bridges
Only the fear of disappointment will keep one from following through their goals. Unknown
As you work towards your goals, disappointments may slow you down, but they don’t have to keep you down. Catherine Pulsifer
Hope, but never expect. Look forward, but never wait. Unknown
Getting disappointed is like becoming broke. You invested so much in something and end up with nothing for your troubles.
Unknown
Disappointment is the nurse of wisdom. Sir Boyle Roche
After being disappointed so many times, you start to lose hope in everything. Unknown
To Sum Up
Hopefully you have enjoyed this big list of dissapointment quotes.
There are lots to motivate and inspire you every day.
I’d love to know which disappointment quotes are your favourites.
Drop them in the comments below.
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