Wish Quotes

9049 Wish quotes by 4630 unique authors

One of the amusements of idleness is reading without fatigue of close attention; and the world, therefore, swarms with writers whose wish is not to… — Samuel Johnson
It is easy enough to praise men for the courage of their conviction. I wish I could teach the sad young of this mealy generation… — John Ciardi
What makes us so often discontented with those who transact business for us is that they almost always abandon the interest of their friends for… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Getting married is very much like going to a restaurant with friends. You order what you want then when you see what the other person… — Michel de Montaigne
The power is detested, and miserable the life, of him who wishes to be feared rather than to be loved. — Cornelius Nepos
We love and understand talent; we wish it be within us. The truly gifted, those exceptional few, must wait for the world to catch up. — John Donne
He who wishes to teach us a truth should not tell it to us, but simply suggest it with a brief gesture, a gesture which… — Jose Ortega y Gasset
Those who wish to appear learned to fools, appear as fools to the learned. — Quintilian
He is a hypocrite who professes what he does not believe; not he who does not practice all he wishes or approves. — William Hazlitt
I wish to thank my parents for making it all possible? and I wish to thank my children for making it necessary. — Victor Borge
Oft in the tranquil hour of night, When stars illume the sky, I gaze upon each orb of light, And wish that thou went by. — George Linley
Our German forefathers had a very kind religion. They believed that, after death, they would meet again all the good dogs that had been their… — Otto von Bismarck
Scientific research is based on the idea that everything that takes place is determined by laws of Nature, and therefore this holds for the action… — Albert Einstein
Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live; it is asking others to live as one wishes to live. And unselfishness is letting other… — Oscar Wilde
Ethical metaphysics is fundamentally an attempt, however disguised, to give legislative force to our own wishes. — Bertrand Russell
Women see better than men. Men see lazily, if they do not expect to act. Women see quite without any wish to act. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
He is a truly virtuous man who wishes always to be open to the observation of honest men. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
I saw them with my bodily eyes as clearly as I see you. And when they departed, I used to weep and wish they would… — Joan of Arc
Here is my wish for you and every other child, woman, and man on the face of the earth: Spend one week saying only kind,… — Cheri Huber
I have a most peaceable disposition. My desires are for a modest hut, a thatched roof, but a good bed, good food, very fresh milk… — Heinrich Heine
I have my own identity ... The whole Michael thing does drive me nuts sometimes because people won't leave it alone. He's bald, I have… — Kobe Bryant
I just wish all these young black kids would realize how significant it is to stop acting a fool out there, killing each other, not… — Charles Barkley
It is my earnest hope - indeed the hope of all mankind - that from this solemn occasion a better world shall emerge out of… — Douglas MacArthur
I wish more people felt that photography was an adventure the same as life itself and felt that their individual feelings were worth expressing. To… — Harry Callahan
It's a strange sort of attack, to be sure: a wonderfully pacific attack, a supportive attack, an attack without the slightest intention or capacity to… — Hendrik Hertzberg

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