More Quotes by Washington Irving
Believe me, the man who earns his bread by the sweat of his brow, eats oftener a sweeter morsel, however coarse, than he who procures it by the labor of his brains.
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.
Enthusiasts soon understand each other.
Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.
The easiest thing to do, whenever you fail, is to put yourself down by blaming your lack of ability for your misfortunes.
He who would study nature in its wildness and variety, must plunge into the forest, must explore the glen, must stem the torrent, and dare the precipice.
after a man passes 60 , his mischief is mainly in his head
He is the true enchanter, whose spell operates, not upon the senses, but upon the imagination and the heart.
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.
Marriage is the torment of one, the felicity of two, the strife and enmity of three.
