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 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. 
 Man wants but little here below,
 Nor wants that little long.  
 Man wants but little here below,
 Nor wants that little long. 
May you have love that never ends, lots of money and lots of friends. Health be yours, whatever you do read more
May you have love that never ends, lots of money and lots of friends. Health be yours, whatever you do and may God send many blessings to you.
Pull the string, and it will follow wherever you wish. Push it, and it will go nowhere at all.
Pull the string, and it will follow wherever you wish. Push it, and it will go nowhere at all.
 We cannot wish for that we know not.
 [Fr., On ne peut desirer ce qu'on ne connait pas.]  
 We cannot wish for that we know not.
 [Fr., On ne peut desirer ce qu'on ne connait pas.] 
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
 I've often wished that I had clear,
 For life, six hundred pounds a year,
  A handsome house read more 
 I've often wished that I had clear,
 For life, six hundred pounds a year,
  A handsome house to lodge a friend,
   A river at my garden's end,
    A terrace walk, and half a rood
     Of land, set out to plant a wood. 
I wish they would only take me as I am.
I wish they would only take me as I am.
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