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I wish I knew the good of wishing.
I wish I knew the good of wishing.
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.
What one has wished for in youth, in old age one has in
abundance.
[Ger., Was man in read more
What one has wished for in youth, in old age one has in
abundance.
[Ger., Was man in der Jugend wunscht, hat man im Alter die
Fulle.]
Man wants but little, nor that little long;
How soon must he resign his very dust,
Which read more
Man wants but little, nor that little long;
How soon must he resign his very dust,
Which frugal nature lent him for an hour!
Man wants but little here below,
Nor wants that little long.
Man wants but little here below,
Nor wants that little long.
Wishers and woulders be small householders.
Wishers and woulders be small householders.
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
My wish isn't to mean everything to everyone but something to someone.
My wish isn't to mean everything to everyone but something to someone.
A goal without a plan is just a wish.
A goal without a plan is just a wish.
