#mo

I've had it with you and your emotional constipation! ↗

— Washington Irving

#had #i #you #your

Who ever hears of fat men heading a riot, or herding together in turbulent mobs? No - no, your lean, hungry men who are continually worrying society, and setting the whole community by the ears. ↗

— Washington Irving

#continually #ears #ever #fat #heading

After all, it is the divinity within that makes the divinity without; and I have been more fascinated by a woman of talent and intelligence, though deficient in personal charms, than I have been by the most regular beauty. ↗

— Washington Irving

#beauty #been #charms #deficient #divinity

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

#among #ascends #away #clouds #disappear

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 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

My dad taught me from my youngest childhood memories through these connections with Aboriginal and tribal people that you must always protect people's sacred status, regardless of the pest. ↗

— Steve Irwin

#always #childhood #childhood memories #connections #dad

I've probably saved thousands of peoples' lives with my educational message on snake bites, how to get in around venomous anything. ↗

— Steve Irwin

#around #bites #educational #get #how