Washington Irving Quotes

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

A father may turn his back on his child, '¦ . but a mother`s love endures through all.

Great minds have purposes, others have wishes.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Great minds have purposes; little minds have wishes. Little minds are subdued by misfortunes; great minds rise above them.

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 messengers of overwhelming grief...and unspeakable love.

A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts.

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.