Uncertainty and expectation are the joys of life. Security is an insipid thing and the overtaking and possessing of a wish discovers the folly of the chase.

William Congreve
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  1. More smiling, less worrying. More compassion, less judgment. More blessed, less stressed. More love, less hate. - Roy T. Bennett
  2. If you want to be happy, do not dwell in the past, do not worry about the future, focus on living fully in the present. - Roy T. Bennett
  3. No amount of regretting can change the past, and no amount of worrying can change the future. - Roy T. Bennett
  4. Instead of worrying about what you cannot control, shift your energy to what you can create. - Roy T. Bennett
  5. Don’t waste your time in anger, regrets, worries, and grudges. Life is too short to be unhappy. - Roy T. Bennett
More Quotes By William Congreve
  1. You'll grow devilish fat upon this paper-diet!
  2. He who closes his ears to the views of others shows little confidence in the integrity of his own views.
  3. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.
  4. In hours of bliss we oft have met: They could not always last; And though the present I regret, I'm grateful for the past.
  5. Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned.
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