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    Man wants but little, nor that little long;
    How soon must he resign his very dust,
    Which frugal nature lent him for an hour!

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And the evil wish is most evil to the wisher.

And the evil wish is most evil to the wisher.

by Hesiod Found in: Wishes Quotes,
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We cannot wish for that we know not.
[Fr., On ne peut desirer ce qu'on ne connait pas.]

We cannot wish for that we know not.
[Fr., On ne peut desirer ce qu'on ne connait pas.]

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Every wish
Is like a prayer--with God.

Every wish
Is like a prayer--with God.

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A goal without a plan is just a wish.

A goal without a plan is just a wish.

by Larry Elder Found in: Goals Quotes, Wishes Quotes,
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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.]

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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.

by Ishmael Beah Found in: Wishes Quotes,
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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.

by Oscar Wilde Found in: Wishes Quotes,
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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.

by Edward Young Found in: Wishes Quotes,
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What most we wish, with ease we fancy near.

What most we wish, with ease we fancy near.

by Edward Young Found in: Wishes Quotes,
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