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Wishful thinking3 quotes
The triumph of hope over experience. — Samuel Johnson · 1784Isn't it pretty to think so? — Ernest Hemingway · 1926Thy wish was father…to that thought. — William Shakespeare · 1597Desire1 quote
Thy wish was father…to that thought. — William Shakespeare · 1597Second marriage1 quote
The triumph of hope over experience. — Samuel Johnson · 1784