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More Quotes by Washington Irving
The easiest thing to do, whenever you fail, is to put yourself down by blaming your lack of ability for your misfortunes.
after a man passes 60 , his mischief is mainly in his head
The idol of today pushes the hero of yesterday out of our recollection; and will, in turn, be supplanted by his successor of tomorrow.
He who would greatly deserve must greatly dare.
Surely happiness is reflective, like the light of heaven
Men are always doomed to be duped, not so much by the arts of the other as by their own imagination. They are always wooing goddesses, and marrying mere mortals.
One of the greatest and simplest tools for learning more and growing is doing more.
Enthusiasts soon understand each other.
The tongue is the only instrument that gets sharper with use.
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.
