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More Quotes by Washington Irving
There is a healthful hardiness about real dignity that never dreads contact and communion with others however humble.
Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.
Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart.
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.
Surely happiness is reflective, like the light of heaven; and every countenance, bright with smiles, and glowing with innocent enjoyment, is a mirror transmitting to others the rays of a supreme and ever-shining benevolence.
Marriage is the torment of one, the felicity of two, the strife and enmity of three.
The easiest thing to do, whenever you fail, is to put yourself down by blaming your lack of ability for your misfortunes.
A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power.
Small minds are subdued by misfortunes, greater minds overcome them.
