A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use. Washington Irving on age
Temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use. Washington Irving on age
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 on beauty
Young lawyers attend the courts, not because they have business there, but because they have no business. Washington Irving on business
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 on change
Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart. Washington Irving on friendship
An inexhaustible good nature is one of the most precious gifts of heaven, spreading itself like oil over the troubled sea of thought, and keeping the mind smooth and equable in the roughest weather. Washington Irving on good
Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune but great minds rise above them. Washington Irving on great
A woman's whole life is a history of the affections. Washington Irving on history
Those men are most apt to be obsequious and conciliating abroad, who are under the discipline of shrews at home. Washington Irving on home
Acting provides the fulfillment of never being fulfilled. You're never as good as you'd like to be. So there's always something to hope for. Washington Irving on hope
Honest good humor is the oil and wine of a merry meeting, and there is no jovial companionship equal to that where the jokes are rather small and laughter abundant. Washington Irving on humor
He is the true enchanter, whose spell operates, not upon the senses, but upon the imagination and the heart. Washington Irving on imagination
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 on intelligence
There is never jealousy where there is not strong regard. Washington Irving on jealousy
One of the greatest and simplest tools for learning more and growing is doing more. Washington Irving on learning
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. Washington Irving on love
Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart. Washington Irving on love
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. Washington Irving on love