"Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them." ― Washington Irving Topic(s): Great More From Washington Irving "A father may turn his back on his child, brothers and sisters may become inveterate enemies, husbands may desert their wives, wives their husbands. But a mother’s love endures through all." "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." "Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart." More In Great "But whether the Constitution really be one thing, or another, this much is certain – that it has either authorized such a government as we have had, or has been powerless to prevent it. In either case, it is unfit to exist."― Lysander Spooner "To walk around with an ego is a bad thing. To have confidence in yourself is a great thing."― Fred Durst "Man becomes great exactly in the degree in which he works for the welfare of his fellow-men."― Mahatma Gandhi