Wishes Quotes
I never mean, unless some particular circumstances should compel it, to possess another slave by purchase, it being among my first wishes to see some plan adopted, by which slavery in this country may be abolished by law.
We must consult our means rather than our wishes.
I can only say that there is not a man living who wishes more sincerely than I do, to see a plan adopted for the abolition of it - but there is only one proper and effectual mode by which it can be accomplished, and that is by Legislative authority: and this, as far as my suffrage will go, shall never be wanting.
He who wishes to be rich in a day will be hanged in a year.
It is an approved maxim in war, never to do what the enemy wishes you to do, for this reason alone, that he desires it.
One must change one's tactics every ten years if one wishes to maintain one's superiority.
As for me, to love you alone, to make you happy, to do nothing which would contradict your wishes, this is my destiny and the meaning of my life.
It is the dictate of history to bring to the fore the kind of leaders who seize the moment, who cohere the wishes and aspirations of the oppressed. Such was Steve Biko, a fitting product of his time; a proud representative of the re-awakening of a people.
Ours has been a quest for a constitution freely adopted by the people of South Africa, reflecting their wishes and their aspirations. The struggle for democracy has never been a matter pursued by one race, class, religious community or gender among South Africans. In honouring those who fought to see this day arrive, we honour the best sons and daughters of all our people.
United wishes and goodwill cannot overcome brute facts.
May you all have champagne for breakfast.
Many dreams are what we had and plenty wishes.
Beneath the makeup and behind the smile I am just a girl who wishes for the world.
Religion consists in a set of things which the average man thinks he believes and wishes he was certain of.
A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of stone.
Now, I tell you, these... things are not to be obtained by reason of prayers or wishes. If they were to be obtained by reason of prayers or wishes, who here would lack them? It's not fitting for the disciple of the noble ones who desires long life to pray for it or to delight in doing so. Instead, the disciple of the noble ones who desires long life should follow the path of practice leading to long life. In so doing, he will attain long life.
The way for a young man to rise, is to improve himself every way he can, never suspecting that any body wishes to hinder him.
I wish you all the joy that you can wish.
Although volume upon volume is written to prove slavery a very good thing, we never hear of the man who wishes to take the good of it, by being a slave himself.
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