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Wishing Quotes (page 18)

Francois de La Rochefoucauld quote: "Pride does not wish to owe and vanity does not wish to pay."
Pride does not wish to owe and vanity does not wish to pay. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Adolescence represents an inner emotional upheaval, a struggle between the eternal human wish to cling to the past and the equally powerful wish to get on with the future. Louise J. Kaplan
Naturalism aimed at giving the primitive wishes full play but failed because these wishes are too primitive, too infantile, too inconsistent with themselves to be satisfied even by the greatest license. John Desmond Bernal
As a little boy of eleven I entered the Cadet Corps. I was not particularly eager to become a Cadet, but my father wished it. So my wishes were not consulted. Manfred von Richthofen
An honorable Peace is and always was my first wish! I can take no delight in the effusion of human Blood; but, if this War should continue, I wish to have the most active part in it. John Paul Jones
If you asked somebody, 'what do you wish for in life?' they wouldn't say 'happiness.' I would have answered 'excitement, knowledge,' God knows - I mean, many, many different things, but certainly not 'happiness'. It seemed like a foreign concept to wish for something that specific and that singular. Connie Nielsen
Harold Nicolson quote: "The Irish do not want anyone to wish them well; they want..."
The Irish do not want anyone to wish them well; they want everyone to wish their enemies ill. Harold Nicolson
I don't know if I'm very complicated at all. I wish I was. I wish I was one of these deep, intricate people. But I just love having fun really. Channing Tatum
This contradiction lies here: they wish God, and they wish humanity. They persist in connecting two terms which, once separated, can come together again only to destroy each other. Mikhail Bakunin
Aristotle quote: "The best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it..."
The best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake. Aristotle
Aristotle quote: "My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for..."
My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake. Aristotle
Mortimer Adler quote: "Love wishes to perpetuate itself. Love wishes for immortality."
Love wishes to perpetuate itself. Love wishes for immortality. Mortimer Adler
Joseph Addison quote: "Plenty of people wish to become devout, but no one wishes to..."
Plenty of people wish to become devout, but no one wishes to be humble. Joseph Addison
Convince yourself that you are working in clay, not marble, on paper not eternal bronze: Let that first sentence be as stupid as it wishes. Jacques Barzun
Art never responds to the wish to make it democratic; it is not for everybody; it is only for those who are willing to undergo the effort needed to understand it. Flannery O'Connor

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