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More Quotes by Washington Irving
It is not poverty so much as pretense that harasses a ruined man.
Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.
Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them.
A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.
He who would greatly deserve must greatly dare.
He who would study nature in its wildness and variety, must plunge into the forest, must explore the glen, must stem the torrent, and dare the precipice.
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.
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 sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power.
There is never jealousy where there is not strong regard.
