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More Quotes by Washington Irving
He who would greatly deserve must greatly dare.
A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion.
Marriage is the torment of one, the felicity of two, the strife and enmity of three.
The idol of today pushes the hero of yesterday out of our recollection; and will, in turn, be supplanted by his successor of tomorrow.
Small minds are subdued by misfortunes, greater minds overcome them.
Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on 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.
Surely happiness is reflective, like the light of heaven
Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.
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.
