He that humbleth himself wishes to be exalted

He that humbleth himself wishes to be exalted

With all thy sober charms possest,
Whose wishes never learnt to stray.

With all thy sober charms possest,
Whose wishes never learnt to stray.

Every wish
Is like a prayer--with God.

Every wish
Is like a prayer--with God.

When you love someone, all your saved-up wishes start coming out.

When you love someone, all your saved-up wishes start coming out.

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.]

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

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

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

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.

Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.

Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.