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    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.

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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.

by Edward Young Found in: Wishes Quotes,
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I wish I knew the good of wishing.

I wish I knew the good of wishing.

by Henry S. Leigh Found in: Wishes Quotes,
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Of all complexions the culled sovereignty
Do meet, as at a fair, in her fair cheek,
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Of all complexions the culled sovereignty
Do meet, as at a fair, in her fair cheek,
Where several worthies make one dignity,
Where nothing wants that want itself doth seek.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Wishes Quotes,
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A goal without a plan is just a wish.

A goal without a plan is just a wish.

by Larry Elder Found in: Goals Quotes, Wishes Quotes,
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Some nights the sky wept stars that quickly floated and disappeared into the darkness before our wishes could meet them.

Some nights the sky wept stars that quickly floated and disappeared into the darkness before our wishes could meet them.

by Ishmael Beah Found in: Wishes Quotes,
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I've often wished that I had clear,
For life, six hundred pounds a year,
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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.

by Jonathan Swift Found in: Wishes Quotes,
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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.

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He hoped and prayed that there wasn't an afterlife. Then he realized there was a contradiction involved here and merely read more

He hoped and prayed that there wasn't an afterlife. Then he realized there was a contradiction involved here and merely hoped that there wasn't an afterlife.

by Douglas Adams Found in: Wishes Quotes,
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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.

by Oliver Goldsmith Found in: Wishes Quotes,
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