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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.
I wish I knew the good of wishing.
I wish I knew the good of wishing.
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,
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.
What most we wish, with ease we fancy near.
What most we wish, with ease we fancy near.
A goal without a plan is just a wish.
A goal without a plan is just a wish.
Wishing, of all employments is the worst.
Wishing, of all employments is the worst.
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.]
