More Quotes by Washington Irving
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.
Enthusiasts soon understand each other.
Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.
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.
It is not poverty so much as pretense that harasses a ruined man.
The tongue is the only instrument that gets sharper with use.
A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.
Marriage is the torment of one, the felicity of two, the strife and enmity of three.
One of the greatest and simplest tools for learning more and growing is doing more.
