Great minds have purposes little minds have wishes. Little minds are subdued by misfortunes great minds rise above them.
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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 one's position, and be bruised in a new place.Washington Irving
Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them.
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A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.
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Those men are most apt to be obsequious and conciliating abroad, who are under the discipline of shrews at home.
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