Washington Irving
Washington Irving (1783-04-03 – 1859-11-28) was an American author of the early 19th century.
Found 37 thoughts of Washington Irving
The natural principle of war is to do the most harm to our enemy with the least harm to ourselves; and this of course is to be effected by stratagem.
Washington Irving
A father may turn his back on his child, … . but a mother's love endures through all.
Washington Irving
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power.
Washington Irving
He is the true enchanter, whose spell operates, not upon the senses, but upon the imagination and the heart.
Washington Irving
Temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.
Washington Irving
The land of literature is a fairy land to those who view it at a distance, but, like all other landscapes, the charm fades on a nearer approach, and the thorns and briars become visible.
Washington Irving
Young lawyers attend the courts, not because they have business there, but because they have no business.
Washington Irving
There is in every 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.
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