"If one does not expect the unexpected,..." - Quote by Heraclitus
If one does not expect the unexpected, one will not find it out, since it is not to be searched out, and difficut to compass.
More by Heraclitus
More on Expectation
“Probably every new and eagerly expected garment ever put on since clothes came in, fell a trifle short of the wearer's expectation.”
“You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.”
“A man's delight in looking forward to and hoping for some particular satisfaction is a part of the pleasure flowing out of it, enjoyed in advance. But this is afterward deducted, for the more we look forward to anything the less we enjoy it when it comes.”
More on Discovery
“...suddenly you hit on something that the student really responds to, you can see the eyes open and the complexion change. The life possibility has opened there. All you can say to yourself is, "I hope this child hangs on to that."”
“[Science is] piecemeal revelation.”
“The only people who ever get anyplace interesting are the people who get lost.”