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Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune but great minds r

Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune but great minds rise above them. – Washington Irving

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Honest good humor is the oil and wine of a merry meeting, and there is no jovial companionship equal to that where the jokes are rather small and laughter abundant. – Washington Irving

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The tie which links mother and child is of such pure and immaculate strength as to be never violated. – Washington Irving

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The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently but he is willing, in great crises, to give even his life – knowing that under certain conditions it is not worthwhile to live. – Aristotle

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Im sorry that we have to have a Washington presence. We thrived during our first 16 years without any of this. I never made a political visit to Washington and we had no people here. It wasnt on our radar screen. We were just making great software. – Bill Gates

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The difficulty is not so great to die for a friend, as to find a friend worth dying for. – Homer

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When small men attempt great enterprises, they always end by reducing them to the level of their mediocrity. – Napoleon Bonaparte

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The good is the beautiful. – Plato

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You cant legislate good will – that comes through education. – Malcolm X

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Every time you walk down the street people are screaming, Youre fired! – Donald Trump

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