If a man could half his wishes he would double his Troubles.

If a man could half his wishes he would double his Troubles.

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.

I wish I knew the good of wishing.

I wish I knew the good of wishing.

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.

Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.

Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.

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

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

What most we wish, with ease we fancy near.

What most we wish, with ease we fancy near.

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

You have wished it so, you have wished it so, George Dandin, you
have wished it so.
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You have wished it so, you have wished it so, George Dandin, you
have wished it so.
[Fr., Vous l'avez voulu, vous l'avez voulu, George Dandin, vous
l'avez voulu.]