You Wish Quotes

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Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility. — Saint Augustine
Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first about the foundations… — Saint Augustine
You must become an old man in good time if you wish to be an old man long. — Marcus Aurelius
The only defense is offense, which means that you have to kill more women and children more quickly than the enemy if you wish to… — Stanley Baldwin
It is time to get drunk! So as not to be the martyred slaves of Time, get drunk; get drunk without stopping! On wine, on… — Charles Baudelaire
Don't you wish you had a job like mine? All you have to do is think up a certain number of words! Plus, you can… — Dave Barry
Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order. — John Adams
If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius. — Joseph Addison
Bore, n. A person who talks when you wish him to listen. — Ambrose Bierce
If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing. — Napoleon Bonaparte
There are always three speeches, for every one you actually gave. The one you practiced, the one you gave, and the one you wish you… — Dale Carnegie
To be able to give away riches is mandatory if you wish to possess them. This is the only way that you will be truly… — Muhammad Ali
Try and live your life the way you wish other people would live theirs. — Raymond Burr
What's "God"? Well, you know, when you want something really bad and you close your eyes and you wish for it? God's the guy that… — Steve Buscemi
Do you wish to find out the really sublime? Repeat the Lord's Prayer. — Napoleon Bonaparte
You can do anything you wish to do, have anything you wish to have, be anything you wish to be. — Robert Collier
Let's start that conversation by acknowledging we aren't going to deport 12 million illegal immigrants. If you wish to work, if you wish to live… — Rand Paul
If you wish to know what justice is, let injustice pursue you. — Eugenio Maria de Hostos
If, then, you wish to insure the interest of your pupils, there is only one way to do it; and that is to make certain… — William James
If you wish to experience peace, provide peace for another. If you wish to know that you are safe, cause another to know that they… — Dalai Lama

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