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What most we wish, with ease we fancy near.
What most we wish, with ease we fancy near.
 As you can not do what you wish, you should wish what you can do.
 [Lat., Quoniam id fieri read more 
 As you can not do what you wish, you should wish what you can do.
 [Lat., Quoniam id fieri quod vis non potest
  Id velis quod possis.] 
 Wert thou all that I wish thee, great, glorious and free,
 First flower of the earth, and first gem read more 
 Wert thou all that I wish thee, great, glorious and free,
 First flower of the earth, and first gem of the sea. 
Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.
Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.
When you love someone, all your saved-up wishes start coming out.
When you love someone, all your saved-up wishes start coming out.
 You pursue, I fly; you fly, I pursue; such is my humor. What you 
wish, Dondymus, I do not read more 
 You pursue, I fly; you fly, I pursue; such is my humor. What you 
wish, Dondymus, I do not wish, what you do not wish, I do. 
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.
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.
I wish I knew the good of wishing.
I wish I knew the good of wishing.