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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.
Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person's ultimate good as far as it can read more
Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person's ultimate good as far as it can be obtained
He that humbleth himself wishes to be exalted
He that humbleth himself wishes to be exalted
If a man could half his wishes he would double his Troubles.
If a man could half his wishes he would double his Troubles.
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.]
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.
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.
