"Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them."

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Source : Washington Irving (2014). “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories”, p.181, Penguin

Washington Irving

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“England did nothing in that World Cup, so why were they bringing books out? 'We got beat in the quarter-finals. I played like s**t. Here's my book.'”

Source : "Barton: fans are vicious, misled and shocking" by Louise Taylor, www.theguardian.com. November 30, 2007.
“Writing is like this -- you dredge for the poem's meaning the way police dredge for a body. They think it is down there under the black water, they work the grappling hooks back and forth.”
“All who call on God in true faith, earnestly from the heart, will certainly be heard, and will receive what they have asked and desired.”
“The truth is uncompromising.”
“You that in far-off countries of the sky can dwell secure, look back upon me here; for I am weary of this frail world's decay.”
“Jesus, Morelli, you sound like you have PMS. You have to learn to lighten up a little. It's just a car alarm. You should be thanking me. I had it installed with my own money.”
“Do not have evil-doers for friends, do not have low people for friends: have virtuous people for friends, have for friends the best of men.”
“I believe itâ€™s true to say that everyone who has experienced LSD or another psychedelic would look on that experience, especially the first one, as a major life-changing event.”

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