“Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them.”
— Washington Irving
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The natural principle of war is to
“The natural principle of war is to do the most harm to our enemy with the least harm to ourselves; and this of course is to be effected by stratagem.”
— Washington Irving
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Sweet is the memory of distant friends!
“Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart.”
— Washington Irving
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He is the True enchanter, whose spell
“He is the true enchanter, whose spell operates, not upon the senses, but upon the imagination and the heart.”
— Washington Irving
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The natural effect of sorrow over the
“The natural effect of sorrow over the dead is to refine and elevate the mind.”
— Washington Irving
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Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.
“Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.”
— Washington Irving
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A kind heart is a fountain of
“A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.”
— Washington Irving
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An inexhaustible good nature is one of
“An inexhaustible good nature is one of the most precious gifts of heaven, spreading itself like oil over the troubled sea of thought, and keeping the mind smooth and equable in the roughest weather.”
— Washington Irving
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Marriage is the torment of one, the
“Marriage is the torment of one, the felicity of two, the strife and enmity of three.”
— Washington Irving
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After all, it is the divinity within
“After all, it is the divinity within that makes the divinity without; and I have been more fascinated by a woman of talent and intelligence, though deficient in personal charms, than I have been by the most regular beauty.”
— Washington Irving
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Who ever hears of fat men heading
“Who ever hears of fat men heading a riot, or herding together in turbulent mobs? No – no, your lean, hungry men who are continually worrying society, and setting the whole community by the ears.”
— Washington Irving
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