“ Temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use. Washington Irving
“ Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart. Washington Irving
“ A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles. Washington Irving
“ 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… Washington Irving
“ One of the greatest and simplest tools for learning more and growing is doing more. Washington Irving
“ On mounting a rising ground, which brought the figure of his fellow-traveller in relief against the sky, gigantic in height, and muffled in a cloak, Ichabod was horror-struck on perceiving that he was… Washington Irving
“ There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness but of power. They are messengers of overwhelming grief and unspeakable love. Washington Irving
“ The scholar only knows how dear these silent, yet eloquent, companions of pure thoughts and innocent hours become in the season of adversity. When all that is worldly turns to dross around us, these o… Washington Irving
“ It is remarkable that circumcision, which is invariably practiced by thE Mahometans, and forms a distinguishing rite of their faith, to which all proselytes must conform, is neither mentioned in the K… Washington Irving
“ Who ever hears of fat men heading a riot, or herding together in turbulent mobs? No - no, your lean, hungry men who are continually worrying society, and setting the whole community by the ears. Washington Irving
“ There is certain relief in change, even though it be from bad to worse! As I have often found in traveling in a stagecoach, that it is often a comfort to shift one's position, and be bruised in a new… Washington Irving
“ Honest good humor is the oil and wine of a merry meeting, and there is no jovial companionship equal to that where the jokes are rather small and laughter abundant. Washington Irving
“ An inexhaustible good nature is one of the most precious gifts of heaven, spreading itself like oil over the troubled sea of thought, and keeping the mind smooth and equable in the roughest weather. Washington Irving
“ After all, it is the divinity within that makes the divinity without; and I have been more fascinated by a woman of talent and intelligence, though deficient in personal charms, than I have been by th… Washington Irving
“ Some minds seem almost to create themselves springing up under every disadvantage and working their solitary but irresistible way through a thousand obstacles. Washington Irving
“ Balt Van Tassel was an easy, indulgent soul; he loved his daughter better even than his pipe, and, like a reasonable man and an excellent father, let her have her way in every thing. Washington Irving
