More Quotes by Washington Irving
Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them.
There is in every true woman's heart, a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant in the broad daylight of prosperity, but which kindles up and beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity.
Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart.
The idol of today pushes the hero of yesterday out of our recollection; and will, in turn, be supplanted by his successor of tomorrow.
Some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under every disadvantage and working their solitary but irresistible way through a thousand obstacles.
Small minds are subdued by misfortunes, greater minds overcome 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.
Marriage is the torment of one, the felicity of two, the strife and enmity of three.
Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.
He who would greatly deserve must greatly dare.
