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Wishing, of all employments is the worst.
Wishing, of all employments is the worst.
Wert thou all that I wish thee, great, glorious and free,
First flower of the earth, and first gem read more
Wert thou all that I wish thee, great, glorious and free,
First flower of the earth, and first gem of the sea.
What most we wish, with ease we fancy near.
What most we wish, with ease we fancy near.
And the evil wish is most evil to the wisher.
And the evil wish is most evil to the wisher.
A goal without a plan is just a wish.
A goal without a plan is just a wish.
Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person's ultimate good as far as it can read more
Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person's ultimate good as far as it can be obtained
He calls his wish, it comes; he sends it back,
And says he called another; that arrives,
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He calls his wish, it comes; he sends it back,
And says he called another; that arrives,
Meets the same welcome; yet he still calls on;
Till one calls him, who varies not his call,
But holds him fast, in chains of darkness bound,
Till Nature dies, and judgment sets him free;
A freedom far less welcome than this chain.
We cannot wish for that we know not.
[Fr., On ne peut desirer ce qu'on ne connait pas.]
We cannot wish for that we know not.
[Fr., On ne peut desirer ce qu'on ne connait pas.]
Pull the string, and it will follow wherever you wish. Push it, and it will go nowhere at all.
Pull the string, and it will follow wherever you wish. Push it, and it will go nowhere at all.
