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

There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are messengers of overwhelming griefand unspeakable love. – Washington Irving

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Crying
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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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Acting provides the fulfillment of never being fulfilled. Youre never as good as youd like to be. So theres always something to hope for. – Washington Irving

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Hope
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Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ; so that whether I come and see you or remain absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel. Philippians 1:27 – Bible

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Purpose

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

What we must try to be, of course, is ourselves and wholeheartedly. We must find out what we really are and what we really want. – Nelson Boswell

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Purpose

The purpose of a mans heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out. James 1:19 – Bible

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Purpose

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Millions of dollars worth of advertising shows such little respect for the readers intelligence that it amounts almost to outright insult. – James Randolph Adams

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The fight for freedom must go on until it is won until our country is free and happy and peaceful as part of the community of man, we cannot rest. – Oliver Tambo

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Any power must be an enemy of mankind which enslaves the individual by terror and force, whether it arises under the Fascist or the Communist flag. All that is valuable in human society depends upon the opportunity for development accorded to the individual. – TS (Thomas Stearns) Eliot

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