Our Wishes Quotes

37 quotes by 33 authors

Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts… — John Adams
We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified. — Aesop
However many blessings we expect from God, His infinite liberality will always exceed all our wishes and our thoughts. — John Calvin
Destiny has two ways of crushing us - by refusing our wishes and by fulfilling them. — Henri Frederic Amiel
We must not think that [God] takes no notice of us, when He does not answer our wishes: for He has a right to distinguish… — John Calvin
Wine brings to light the hidden secrets of the soul, gives being to our hopes, bids the coward flight, drives dull care away, and teaches… — Horace
It does not seem a year Since last we sent to you Our wishes for your special day And all that you would do. — Janet Horne
My sister had blown out the candle in our breath.That meant our wishes were definitely going to come true — Sara Shepard
To cheapen the lives of any group of men [or women], cheapens the lives of all men [and women], even our own. This is a… — William Pickens
No one likes to feel that he or she is being sold some-thing or told to do a thing. We much prefer to feel that… — Dale Carnegie
We believe we can change things according to our wishes because that's the only happy solution we can see. We don't think of what usually… — Marcel Proust
We further decree that the Senate of the United States elect a prominent Democrat as their presiding officer, to act as President until the next… — Emperor Norton
We wish that all countries around the world honor our wishes and our Jihad, and we avoid interfering in their business. — Ahmed Yassin
How seek the way which leadeth to our wishes? By renouncing our wishes. The crown of excellence is renunciation. — Hafez
aim, n. The task we set our wishes to. — Ambrose Bierce
Destiny grants us our wishes, but in its own way, in order to give us something beyond our wishes. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
If we are all alive ten years hence, let's meet, and see how many of us have got our wishes, or how much nearer we… — Louisa May Alcott
We never do what we wish when we wish it, and when we desire a thing earnestly, and it does arrive, that or we are… — Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Peace requires us to surrender our illusions of control. We can love and care for others but we cannot possess our children, lovers, family, or… — Jack Kornfield
It is easier to make our wishes conform to our means than to make our means conform to our wishes. — Robert E. Lee

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