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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.
And the evil wish is most evil to the wisher.
And the evil wish is most evil to the wisher.
O, that I were where I would be,
Then would I be where I am not;
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O, that I were where I would be,
Then would I be where I am not;
For where I am I would not be,
And where I would be I can not.
What folly can be ranker. Like our shadows,
Our wishes lengthen as our sun declines.
What folly can be ranker. Like our shadows,
Our wishes lengthen as our sun declines.
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.
Wishing, of all employments is the worst.
Wishing, of all employments is the worst.
Little I ask; my wants are few;
I only wish a hut of stone
(A very plain read more
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.
A goal without a plan is just a wish.
A goal without a plan is just a wish.
Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.
Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.
