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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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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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Beware what you set your heart upon. For it shall surely be yours. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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If wishes were fishes wed all be throwing nets. If wishes were horses wed all ride. – Doug Horton

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