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

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

I wish they would only take me as I am.

I wish they would only take me as I am.

And the evil wish is most evil to the wisher.

And the evil wish is most evil to the wisher.

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.]

A goal without a plan is just a wish.

A goal without a plan is just a wish.

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.

Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.

Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.

I wish I knew the good of wishing.

I wish I knew the good of wishing.

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.