wishes

If there be any among us who would wish to dissolve this Union or to change its republican form, let them stand undisturbed as monuments of the safety with which error of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it.

Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere, Heaven did a recompense as largely send: He gave to mis'ry (all he had) a tear, He gained from Heav'n ('t was all he wish'd) a friend.

Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife Their sober wishes never learn'd to stray; Along the cool sequester'd vale of life They kept the noiseless tenor of their way.

I wish to preach, not the doctrine of ignoble ease, but the doctrine of the strenuous life.

Nigel gave the lamp a cautious buff and small smoking red letters appeared in the air. "Hi," Nigel read aloud, "Do not put down the lamp because your custom is important to us. Please leave a wish after the tone and, very shortly, it will be our command. In the meantime, have a nice eternity."

The world is so constructed, that if you wish to enjoy Lifes pleasures, you must also endure its pains. Whether you like it or not, you cannot have one without the other.

Someone sent me a postcard picture of the earth. On the back it said, "Wish you were here."

A friend of mine once sent me a post card with a picture of the entire planet Earth taken from space. On the back it said, "Wish you were here."

A kiss may not be the truth, but it is what we wish were true.

Misers are very kind people: they amass wealth for those who wish their death.