If wishes were horses beggars might ride.
English Proverb.
“A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner.”
“A smooth sea never made a skilled marine.”
“Death is a shadow that always follows the body”
“The absent are always wrong.”
“Everyone must row with the oars he has.”
“The shortest answer is doing.”
“No more war! Never again war! If you wish to be brothers, drop your weapons.”
“If you wish to be loved, show more of your faults than your virtues.”
“I wish it, I command it. Let my will take the place of a reason.”