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wished-for

«When the freedom they wished for most was freedom from responsibility, then Athens ceased to be free and was never free again.»
«In the silence of night I have often wished for just a few words of love from one man, rather than the applause of thousands of people.»
«Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.»
Author: Bible | Keywords: anchors, stern, wished-for
«We are never further from what we wish than when we believe that we have what we wished for.»
«But when they seldom come, they wished for come.»
«If mankind had wished for what is right, they might have had it long ago»