“Kindness in women, not their beauteous looks, shall win my love.”
— Washington Irving
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Age is a matter of feeling, not
“Age is a matter of feeling, not of years.”
— Washington Irving
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A tart temper never mellows with age,
“A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.”
— Washington Irving
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There is a sacredness in tears. They
“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.”
— Washington Irving
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Category: love
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Honest good humor is the oil and
“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
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There is a sacredness in tears. They
“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.”
— Washington Irving
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Category: power
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Temper never mellows with age, and a
“Temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.”
— Washington Irving
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One of the greatest and simplest tools
“One of the greatest and simplest tools for learning more and growing is doing more.”
— Washington Irving
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There is never jealousy where there is
“There is never jealousy where there is not strong regard.”
— Washington Irving
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After all, it is the divinity within
“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 the most regular beauty.”
— Washington Irving
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An inexhaustible good nature is one of
“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
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Category: nature
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