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    Little I ask; my wants are few;
    I only wish a hut of stone
    (A very plain brown stone will do),
    That I may call my own;
    And close at hand is such a one
    In yonder street that fronts the sun.

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Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't.

Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't.

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You have wished it so, you have wished it so, George Dandin, you
have wished it so.
[Fr., read more

You have wished it so, you have wished it so, George Dandin, you
have wished it so.
[Fr., Vous l'avez voulu, vous l'avez voulu, George Dandin, vous
l'avez voulu.]

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Of all complexions the culled sovereignty
Do meet, as at a fair, in her fair cheek,
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Of all complexions the culled sovereignty
Do meet, as at a fair, in her fair cheek,
Where several worthies make one dignity,
Where nothing wants that want itself doth seek.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Wishes Quotes,
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Man wants but little here below,
Nor wants that little long.

Man wants but little here below,
Nor wants that little long.

by Oliver Goldsmith Found in: Wishes Quotes,
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Wishing, of all employments is the worst.

Wishing, of all employments is the worst.

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I wanted to be a cattle rancher when I was young, because it was what I knew and I loved read more

I wanted to be a cattle rancher when I was young, because it was what I knew and I loved it.rn

by Sandra Day O'connor Found in: Wishes Quotes,
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Every wish
Is like a prayer--with God.

Every wish
Is like a prayer--with God.

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If I live to grow old, as I find I go down,
Let this be my fate in a read more

If I live to grow old, as I find I go down,
Let this be my fate in a country town;
May I have a warm house, with a stone at my gate,
And a cleanly young girl to rub my bald pate.
May I govern my passions with an absolute sway,
Grow wiser and better as my strength wears away,
Without gout or stone, by a gentle decay.
- Walter Pope, The Old Man's Wish,

by Walter Pope Found in: Wishes Quotes,
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If a man could half his wishes he would double his Troubles.

If a man could half his wishes he would double his Troubles.

by Benjamin Franklin Found in: Wishes Quotes,
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