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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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The land of literature is a fairy land to those who view it at a distance, but, like all other landscapes, the charm fades on a nearer approach, and the thorns and briars become visible. – Washington Irving

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A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles. – Washington Irving

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Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions reality can be attained only by someone who is detached. – Simone Weil

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As great minds have the faculty of saying a great deal in a few words, so lesser minds have a talent of talking much, and saying nothing. – Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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