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.
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If a man could half his wishes he would double his Troubles.
If a man could half his wishes he would double his Troubles.
Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.
Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.
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.]
Wishers and woulders be small householders.
Wishers and woulders be small householders.
A goal without a plan is just a wish.
A goal without a plan is just a wish.
"Man wants but little here below
Nor wants that little long,"
'Tis not with me exactly so;
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"Man wants but little here below
Nor wants that little long,"
'Tis not with me exactly so;
But 'tis so in the song.
My wants are many, and, if told,
Would muster many a score;
And were each wish a mint of gold,
I still should long for more.
What most we wish, with ease we fancy near.
What most we wish, with ease we fancy near.
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.
He that humbleth himself wishes to be exalted
He that humbleth himself wishes to be exalted
