Washington Irving

“A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.”

“Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.”

“A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.”

“The almighty dollar, that great object of universal devotion.”

“There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power.”

“Great minds have purposes, others have wishes.”

“Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them.”

“Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart.”

“Whenever a man's friends begin to compliment him about looking young, he may be sure that they think he is growing old.”

“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 given than taken.”

“He who would study mankind must not view them in the mass; he must learn to separate them, and judge of them by units.”

“There is in every true woman's heart a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant in the broad daylight of prosperity; but which kindles up, and beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity.”

“There is a healthful hardiness about real dignity that never dreads contact and communion with others, however humble.”