wishes quotes

Destiny grants us our wishes, but in its own way, in order to give us something beyond our wishes.

Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of success to another, forming new wishes and seeing them gratified.

I always wished for this, but it’s almost turning into more of a nightmare than a dream.

My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth.

If a man could have half of his wishes, he would double his troubles.

Industry need not wish.