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More Quotes by Washington Irving
after a man passes 60 , his mischief is mainly in his head
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.
It is not poverty so much as pretense that harasses a ruined man.
There is a healthful hardiness about real dignity that never dreads contact and communion with others however humble.
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.
He who would greatly deserve must greatly dare.
The idol of today pushes the hero of yesterday out of our recollection; and will, in turn, be supplanted by his successor of tomorrow.
There is an enduring tenderness in the love of a mother to a son that trancends all other affections of the heart
A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion.
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power.
