de wens is de vader van de gedachte

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Literally, “the wish is the father of the thought”.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /də ˈʋɛns ɪs də ˈvaː.dər vɑn də ɣəˈdɑx.tə/

Proverb edit

de wens is de vader van de gedachte

  1. the wish has given rise to the thought (used to describe wishful thinking)