39 Quotations by Washington Irving
- 1. A father may turn his back on his child, brothers and sisters may become inveterate enemies, husband ...
![A father may turn his back on his child, brothers and sisters may become inveterate enemies, husband .... Washington Irving.](/img/view.gif)
- 2. A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.
![A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.. Washington Irving.](/img/view.gif)
- 3. A tart temper never mellows with age; and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener wi ...
![A tart temper never mellows with age; and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener wi .... Washington Irving.](/img/view.gif)
- 4. A woman never forgets her sex. She would rather talk with a man than an angel, any day.
![A woman never forgets her sex. She would rather talk with a man than an angel, any day.. Washington Irving.](/img/view.gif)
- 5. A woman's life is a history of the affections.
![A woman's life is a history of the affections.. Washington Irving.](/img/view.gif)
- 6. A woman's whole life is a history of the affections. The heart is her world: it is there her ambitio ...
![A woman's whole life is a history of the affections. The heart is her world: it is there her ambitio .... Washington Irving.](/img/view.gif)
- 7. Age is a matter of feeling, not of years.
![Age is a matter of feeling, not of years.. Washington Irving.](/img/view.gif)
- 8. An inexhaustible good nature is one of the most precious gifts of heaven, spreading itself like oil ...
![An inexhaustible good nature is one of the most precious gifts of heaven, spreading itself like oil .... Washington Irving.](/img/view.gif)
- 9. But what courage can withstand the ever-enduring and all-besetting terrors of a woman's tongue?
![But what courage can withstand the ever-enduring and all-besetting terrors of a woman's tongue?. Washington Irving.](/img/view.gif)
- 10. Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charit ...
![Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charit .... Washington Irving.](/img/view.gif)
- 11. Christmas! 'Tis the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial fire of char ...
![Christmas! 'Tis the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial fire of char .... Washington Irving.](/img/view.gif)
- 12. Great minds have purposes, others have wishes. Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but ...
![Great minds have purposes, others have wishes. Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but .... Washington Irving.](/img/view.gif)
- 13. Happiness is reflective, like the light of heaven.
![Happiness is reflective, like the light of heaven.. Washington Irving.](/img/view.gif)
- 14. I am always at a loss at how much to believe of my own stories.
![I am always at a loss at how much to believe of my own stories.. Washington Irving.](/img/view.gif)
- 15. In civilized life, where the happiness and indeed almost the existence of man, depends on the opinio ...
![In civilized life, where the happiness and indeed almost the existence of man, depends on the opinio .... Washington Irving.](/img/view.gif)
- 16. It is not poverty so much as pretense that harasses a ruined man - the struggle between a proud mind ...
![It is not poverty so much as pretense that harasses a ruined man - the struggle between a proud mind .... Washington Irving.](/img/view.gif)
- 17. Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.
![Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.. Washington Irving.](/img/view.gif)
- 18. Marriage is the torment of one, the felicity of two, the strife and enmity of three.
![Marriage is the torment of one, the felicity of two, the strife and enmity of three.. Washington Irving.](/img/view.gif)
- 19. On mounting a rising ground, which brought the figure of his fellow-traveller in relief against the ...
![On mounting a rising ground, which brought the figure of his fellow-traveller in relief against the .... Washington Irving.](/img/view.gif)
- 20. Rising genius always shoots out its rays from among the clouds, but these will gradually roll away a ...
![Rising genius always shoots out its rays from among the clouds, but these will gradually roll away a .... Washington Irving.](/img/view.gif)
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