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

Stop the mindless wishing that things would be different. Rather than wasting time and emotional and spiritual energy in explaining why we dont have what we want, we can start to pursue other ways to get it. – Greg Anderson

The wishing gate opens into nothing. – C. H. (Charles Haddon) Spurgeon

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