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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. ↗

— Washington Irving

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Some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under every disadvantage and working their solitary but irresistible way through a thousand obstacles. ↗

— Washington Irving

#create #disadvantage #every #irresistible #minds

The idol of today pushes the hero of yesterday out of our recollection; and will, in turn, be supplanted by his successor of tomorrow. ↗

— Washington Irving

#his #idol #our #out #pushes

The natural effect of sorrow over the dead is to refine and elevate the mind. ↗

— Washington Irving

#dead #effect #elevate #mind #natural

The natural principle of war is to do the most harm to our enemy with the least harm to ourselves; and this of course is to be effected by stratagem. ↗

— Washington Irving

#effected #enemy #harm #least #most

Those men are most apt to be obsequious and conciliating abroad, who are under the discipline of shrews at home. ↗

— Washington Irving

#apt #conciliating #discipline #home #men

Young lawyers attend the courts, not because they have business there, but because they have no business. ↗

— Washington Irving

#because #business #courts #lawyers #young

Every time you lose an animal, it's like losing a brick from the house. Pretty soon the house just falls down, you know? ↗

— Bindi Irwin

#brick #down #every #every time #falls

I don't want Daddy's passion to ever end. I want to help endangered wildlife just like he did. ↗

— Bindi Irwin

#did #end #endangered #ever #help

I love having my birthday at Australia Zoo. ↗

— Bindi Irwin

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