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aa01
aa01
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High School - 9th Grade

What does the quote "A person will sometimes devote all his life to the development of one part of his body -- the wish bone" mean?

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Posted by aa01 on Tuesday April 21, 2009 at 8:07 AM and tagged with aphorisms, quotes.

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  1. timbrady Teacher
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    I suspect that it means that some people, rather than working on developing their talents to they can accomplish something with their lives, spend their time "devloping" their wish bone, the hope that something will come to them/happen to them/they'll get the "big break"/whatever that will "make" their life.  The quote implies that wishing and hoping for things to happen to you are no substitute for focus and hard work.

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    Posted by timbrady on Sunday April 5, 2009 at 9:29 AM