More Quotes by Washington Irving
No man is so methodical as a complete idler, and none so scrupulous in measuring out his time as he whose time is worth nothing.
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.
There is a healthful hardiness about real dignity that never dreads contact and communion with others however humble.
Villainy wears many masks; none so dangerous as the mask of virtue.
The easiest thing to do, whenever you fail, is to put yourself down by blaming your lack of ability for your misfortunes.
Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.
There is an enduring tenderness in the love of a mother to a son that trancends all other affections of the heart
It is not poverty so much as pretense that harasses a ruined man.
One of the greatest and simplest tools for learning more and growing is doing more.
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.
