More Quotes by Washington Irving
He is the true enchanter, whose spell operates, not upon the senses, but upon the imagination and the heart.
He who would greatly deserve must greatly dare.
Surely happiness is reflective, like the light of heaven; and every countenance, bright with smiles, and glowing with innocent enjoyment, is a mirror transmitting to others the rays of a supreme and ever-shining benevolence.
There is a serene and settled majesty to woodland scenery that enters into the soul and delights and elevates it, and fills it with noble inclinations.
There is a healthful hardiness about real dignity that never dreads contact and communion with others however humble.
A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts.
Marriage is the torment of one, the felicity of two, the strife and enmity of three.
Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them.
Jealous people poison their own banquet and then eat it
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.
