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" 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. "

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" 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

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" Great minds have purposes; others have wishes. "

" I am always at a loss at how much to believe of my own stories. "

" Some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under every disadvantage and working their solitary but irresistible way through a thousand obstacles. "

" 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. "

" Temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use. "

" A father may turn his back on his child, brothers and sisters may become inveterate enemies, husbands may desert their wives, wives their husbands. But a mother's love endures through all. "

" Rising genius always shoots out its rays from among the clouds, but these will gradually roll away and disappear as it ascends to its steady luster. "

" It is not poverty so much as pretense that harasses a ruined man - the struggle between a proud mind and an empty purse - the keeping up of a hollow show that must soon come to an end. "

" One of the greatest and simplest tools for learning more and growing is doing more. "

Washington Irving

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" 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. "

" There is never jealousy where there is not strong regard. "

" 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. "

Washington Irving

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" Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little. "

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

" Indeed, there is an eloquence in true enthusiasm that is not to be doubted. "

" The tongue is the only tool that gets sharper with use. "

" Marriage is the torment of one, the felicity of two, the strife and enmity of three. "

" The easiest thing to do, whenever you fail, is to put yourself down by blaming your lack of ability for your misfortunes. "

" A woman's whole life is a history of the affections. "

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

" Those men are most apt to be obsequious and conciliating abroad, who are under the discipline of shrews at home. "

" I've had it with you and your emotional constipation! "

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

" The idol of today pushes the hero of yesterday out of our recollection; and will, in turn, be supplanted by his successor of tomorrow. "

" The sorrow for the dead is the only sorrow from which we refuse to be divorced. Every other wound we seek to heal - every other affliction to forget: but this wound we consider it a duty to keep open - this affliction we cherish and brood over in solitude. "

" Acting provides the fulfillment of never being fulfilled. You're never as good as you'd like to be. So there's always something to hope for. "

" A sharp tongue is the only edge tool that grows keener with constant use. "

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

" Age is a matter of feeling, not of years. "