More Quotes by Washington Irving
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.
Surely happiness is reflective, like the light of heaven
Enthusiasts soon understand each other.
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.
Some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under every disadvantage and working their solitary but irresistible way through a thousand obstacles.
There is a healthful hardiness about real dignity that never dreads contact and communion with others however humble.
Jealous people poison their own banquet and then eat it
after a man passes 60 , his mischief is mainly in his head
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.
