A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion.

Quote by Washington Irving

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A father may turn his back on his child, brothers and sisters may become inveterate...

A father may turn his back on his child, brothers and sisters may become inveterate...

There is certain relief in change, even though it be from bad to worse! As...

There is certain relief in change, even though it be from bad to worse! As...

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

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

They who drink beer will think beer.

They who drink beer will think beer.

I don't mind living in a man's world as long as I can be a...

I don't mind living in a man's world as long as I can be a...

Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun,...

Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun,...

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

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

The Almighty Dollar, that great object of universal devotion throughout our land.

The Almighty Dollar, that great object of universal devotion throughout our land.

The land of literature is a fairy land to those who view it at a...

The land of literature is a fairy land to those who view it at a...

There is in every true woman's heart, a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant...

There is in every true woman's heart, a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant...

The natural principle of war is to do the most harm to our enemy with...

The natural principle of war is to do the most harm to our enemy with...

Jealous people poison their own banquet and then eat it

Jealous people poison their own banquet and then eat it

There is in every true woman's heart, a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant...

There is in every true woman's heart, a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant...

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

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

There is nothing in England that exercises a more delightful spell over my imagination than...

There is nothing in England that exercises a more delightful spell over my imagination than...

Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun,...

Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun,...

Youth fades; love droops; the leaves of friendship fall; a mother's secret hope outlives them...

Youth fades; love droops; the leaves of friendship fall; a mother's secret hope outlives them...

Whenever a man's friends begin to compliment him about looking young, he may be sure...

Whenever a man's friends begin to compliment him about looking young, he may be sure...

Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my...

Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my...

When, at the age of seven, he blew up the family truck by dropping a...

When, at the age of seven, he blew up the family truck by dropping a...

When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly...

When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly...