Wishing, of all employments is the worst.

Wishing, of all employments is the worst.

Man wants but little here below,
Nor wants that little long.

Man wants but little here below,
Nor wants that little long.

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.

I wish I knew the good of wishing.

I wish I knew the good of wishing.

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.

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.

And the evil wish is most evil to the wisher.

And the evil wish is most evil to the wisher.

He that humbleth himself wishes to be exalted

He that humbleth himself wishes to be exalted

O, that I were where I would be,
Then would I be where I am not;
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O, that I were where I would be,
Then would I be where I am not;
For where I am I would not be,
And where I would be I can not.