#wishes

It is hard to contend against one's heart's desire; for whatever it wishes to have it buys at the cost of soul. ↗

— Heraclitus

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If wishes were fishes we'd all be throwing nets. If wishes were horses we'd all ride. ↗

— Douglas Horton

#horses #nets #ride #throwing #were

One of the great attractions of patriotism - it fulfills our worst wishes. In the person of our nation we are able, vicariously, to bully and cheat. Bully and cheat, what's more, with a feeling that we are profoundly virtuous. ↗

— Aldous Huxley

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Plenty of people wish to become devout, but no one wishes to be humble. ↗

— Joseph Addison

#become #devout #humble #people #plenty

Similarly, anyone who wishes to understand the mind of the sacred writers must first cleanse his own life, and approach the saints by copying their deeds. ↗

— Athanasius

#approach #cleanse #copying #deeds #first

That is ever the way. 'Tis all jealousy to the bride and good wishes to the corpse. ↗

— James M. Barrie

#bride #corpse #ever #good #good wishes

If God wants us to do a thing, he should make his wishes sufficiently clear. Sensible people will wait till he has done this before paying much attention to him. ↗

— Samuel Butler

#before #clear #done #god #him

However many blessings we expect from God, His infinite liberality will always exceed all our wishes and our thoughts. ↗

— John Calvin

#blessings #exceed #expect #god #his

What then is freedom? The power to live as one wishes. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

#live #power #then #wishes

A los mortales os hace falta compañía porque tenéis tristeza, deseos y un tiempo limitado de vida. ↗

— Jackson Pearce

#time #wishes #death