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PROVERB
IF WISHES WERE HORSES, THEN BEGGARS WOULD RIDE.
Submitter comment: THIS MEANS WISHING FOR SOMETHING NEVER DOES ANY GOOD.
Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 02-23-1972
