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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.
A goal without a plan is just a wish.
A goal without a plan is just a wish.
What most we wish, with ease we fancy near.
What most we wish, with ease we fancy near.
O, that I were where I would be,
Then would I be where I am not;
For read more
O, that I were where I would be,
Then would I be where I am not;
For where I am I would not be,
And where I would be I can not.
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.
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.
Wishing, of all employments is the worst.
Wishing, of all employments is the worst.
Wishers and woulders be small householders.
Wishers and woulders be small householders.
Man wants but little here below,
Nor wants that little long.
Man wants but little here below,
Nor wants that little long.