Quote by Washington Irving
Great minds have purposes, others have wishes. - Washington Irving

Great minds have purposes, others have wishes. – Washington Irving

Other quotes by Washington Irving

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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Goodbye
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There is certain relief in change, even though it be from bad to worse! As I have often found in traveling in a stagecoach, that it is often a comfort to shift ones position, and be bruised in a new place. – Washington Irving

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Change
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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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Beauty
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Purpose
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Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended, but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward toward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. – Bible

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Purpose

I just wake up and say, Youre a bum, go do something worthwhile today. – Garth Brooks

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Purpose

There is a purpose to our lives that each day tugs at our sleeve as an annoying distraction. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Purpose

Begin each day as if it were on purpose. – Author Unknown

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Purpose

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Know that there is so much more to you than your body. Its not just about perfecting the steps you must trust your instincts to tell deep, emotional stories through the steps that you are performing. – Karen Kain

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Trust

When youre a lawyer, you expect your client to lie to you, but not when he is the president. – Dick Houser

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Watergate

Discord occasions a momentary distress to the ear, which remains unsatisfied, and even uneasy, until it hears something better. – Charles Burney

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Unity

From a worldly point of view there is no mistake so great as that of being always right. – Samuel Butler, Note-Books, 1912

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Moderation