More Quotes by Washington Irving
There is a serene and settled majesty to woodland scenery that enters into the soul and delights and elevates it, and fills it with noble inclinations.
Small minds are subdued by misfortunes, greater minds overcome them.
There is an enduring tenderness in the love of a mother to a son that trancends all other affections of the heart
Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.
One of the greatest and simplest tools for learning more and growing is doing more.
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love.
Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.
Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.
I've had it with you and your emotional constipation!
Believe me, the man who earns his bread by the sweat of his brow, eats oftener a sweeter morsel, however coarse, than he who procures it by the labor of his brains.
