Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.
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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.Washington Irving
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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 the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love.
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Rising genius always shoots out its rays from among the clouds, but these will gradually roll away and disappear as it ascends to its steady luster.
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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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