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 thinks much says but little in proportion to his thoughts. He selects that language which will convey his ideas in the most explicit and direct manner. He tries to compress as much thought as possible into a few words. On the contrary, the man who talks everlastingly and promiscuously, who seems to have an exhaustless magazine of sound, crowds so many words into his thoughts that he always obscures, and very frequently conceals them.
One of the greatest and simplest tools for learning more and growing is doing more.
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.
A woman's whole life is a history of the affections.
Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.
Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them.
The love of a mother is never exhausted. It never changes - it never tires - it endures through all; in good repute, in bad repute. In the face of the world's condemnation, a mother's love still lives on.
Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.
Villainy wears many masks; none so dangerous as the mask of virtue.
