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 With all thy sober charms possest,
 Whose wishes never learnt to stray.  
 With all thy sober charms possest,
 Whose wishes never learnt to stray. 
 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. 
My wish isn't to mean everything to everyone but something to someone.
My wish isn't to mean everything to everyone but something to someone.
 What one has wished for in youth, in old age one has in 
abundance.
 [Ger., Was man in read more 
 What one has wished for in youth, in old age one has in 
abundance.
 [Ger., Was man in der Jugend wunscht, hat man im Alter die 
Fulle.] 
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
He that humbleth himself wishes to be exalted
He that humbleth himself wishes to be exalted
 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 wish they would only take me as I am.
I wish they would only take me as I am.