More Quotes by Washington Irving
Villainy wears many masks; none so dangerous as the mask of virtue.
The tongue is the only instrument that gets sharper with use.
Some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under every disadvantage and working their solitary but irresistible way through a thousand obstacles.
Enthusiasts soon understand each other.
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.
Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.
He is the true enchanter, whose spell operates, not upon the senses, but upon the imagination and the heart.
Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.
There is a healthful hardiness about real dignity that never dreads contact and communion with others however humble.
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.
