All Washington Irving Quotes
Young lawyers attend the courts, not because they have business there, but because they have no business.
Washington Irving
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A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.
Washington Irving
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A woman's whole life is a history of the affections.
Washington Irving
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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
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The tongue is the only tool that gets sharper with use.
Washington Irving
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The easiest thing to do, whenever you fail, is to put yourself down by blaming your lack of ability for your misfortunes.
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Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.
Washington Irving
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The natural effect of sorrow over the dead is to refine and elevate the mind.
Washington Irving
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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
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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
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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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A woman never forgets her sex. She would rather talk with a man than an angel, any day.
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Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.
Washington Irving
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Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them.
Washington Irving
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