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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.
If a man could half his wishes he would double his Troubles.
If a man could half his wishes he would double his Troubles.
Man wants but little here below,
Nor wants that little long.
Man wants but little here below,
Nor wants that little long.
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.
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.
When you love someone, all your saved-up wishes start coming out.
When you love someone, all your saved-up wishes start coming out.
And the evil wish is most evil to the wisher.
And the evil wish is most evil to the wisher.
With all thy sober charms possest,
Whose wishes never learnt to stray.
With all thy sober charms possest,
Whose wishes never learnt to stray.
