Quote by Jean Toomer
Men try to run life according to their wishes; life runs itself ac

Men try to run life according to their wishes; life runs itself according to necessity. – Jean Toomer

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Some people develop a wishbone where their backbone should be. – Source Unknown

DATOS LAW. Wishes expand in direct proportion to the resources available for their gratification. – Robert Dato

We must not wish anything other than what happens from moment to moment, all the while, however, exercising ourselves in goodness. – St. Catherine of Genoa

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