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de wens is de vader van de gedachte
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Dutch
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Etymology
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Proverb
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Etymology
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Literally, “the wish is the father of the thought”.
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/də ˈʋɛns ɪs də ˈvaː.dər vɑn də ɣəˈdɑx.tə/
Proverb
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de
wens
is
de
vader
van
de
gedachte
the
wish
has given rise to the
thought
(
used to describe wishful thinking
)