I wish they would only take me as I am.

I wish they would only take me as I am.

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.

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

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

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

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

And the evil wish is most evil to the wisher.

And the evil wish is most evil to the wisher.

Wishing, of all employments is the worst.

Wishing, of all employments is the worst.

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.

A goal without a plan is just a wish.

A goal without a plan is just a wish.

I've often wished that I had clear,
For life, six hundred pounds a year,
A handsome house read more

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.