Quotes about Wishes

I only ask in all kindness that the man who wishes at this time to have my books will by no means let them be a hindrance to his own study of the Scriptures, but read them as I read the orders and the ordures of the pope[5] and the books of the sophists.

and say to him, ‘Long life to you, and peace to you and your house and to all that belongs to you.

Long may he live! May gold from Sheba be given him. May people ever pray for him; may they bless him all day long.

saying to King Nebuchadnezzar, “O king, may you live forever!

For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom He wishes.

Your birthday is a special day, May it bring you love and cheer It gives a chance for me to say, Happy birthday every year

And that makes me wonder if what we really want from the formulas are the wishes, not God. It makes me wonder if what we really want is control, not a relationship.

His pleasures and wishes must not determine his direction. He doesn't know yet what is good for his mind and soul, any more than what is good for his body.

Not what he wishes and prays for does a man get, but what he justly earns. His wishes and prayers are only gratified and answered when they harmonize with his thoughts and actions.

Not every affection which seems good is to be immediately followed. Neither is every opposite affection to be immediately avoided. Sometimes it is expedient to use restraint even in good desires and wishes, lest through importunity you fall into distraction of mind, lest through want of discipline you become a stumbling block to others.

A merry Christmas to everybody! A happy New Year to all the world. Hallo here! Whoop! Hallo!

I wished that I had some other guardian of minor abilities.