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More Quotes by Washington Irving
Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.
He is the true enchanter, whose spell operates, not upon the senses, but upon the imagination and the heart.
The love of a mother is never exhausted. It never changes - it never tires - it endures through all; in good repute, in bad repute. In the face of the world's condemnation, a mother's love still lives on.
No man is so methodical as a complete idler, and none so scrupulous in measuring out his time as he whose time is worth nothing.
Small minds are subdued by misfortunes, greater minds overcome them.
A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion.
Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them.
A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts.
There is a healthful hardiness about real dignity that never dreads contact and communion with others however humble.
He who would greatly deserve must greatly dare.
