We are not formed for enjoyment; and, however we may be attuned to the reception of pleasurable emotion, disappointment is the never-failing pilot of our life's bark, and ruthlessly carries us on to the shoals.
Frankenstein
The Last Man, a somewhat pessimistic but profound observation on human nature and the inevitability of disappointment.
1826
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