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 troubles thicken around us, still…

Quote by Washington Irving

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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 a serene and settled majesty to woodland scenery that enters into the soul...

There is a serene and settled majesty to woodland scenery that enters into the soul...

Temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that...

Temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that...

In civilized life, where the happiness, and indeed almost the existence, of man depends so...

In civilized life, where the happiness, and indeed almost the existence, of man depends so...

Honest good humor is the oil and wine of a merry meeting, and there is...

Honest good humor is the oil and wine of a merry meeting, and there is...

Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial...

Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial...

They who drink beer will think beer.

They who drink beer will think beer.

My only fear is that I may live too long. This would be a subject...

My only fear is that I may live too long. This would be a subject...

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

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

He is the true enchanter, whose spell operates, not upon the senses, but upon the...

He is the true enchanter, whose spell operates, not upon the senses, but upon the...

It is not poverty so much as pretense that harasses a ruined man - the...

It is not poverty so much as pretense that harasses a ruined man - the...

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.

A woman's life is a history of the affections

A woman's life is a history of the affections

Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial...

Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial...

The natural effect of sorrow over the dead is to refine and elevate the mind.

The natural effect of sorrow over the dead is to refine and elevate the mind.

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

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

Those men are most apt to be obsequious and conciliating abroad, who are under the...

Those men are most apt to be obsequious and conciliating abroad, who are under the...

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...

The two most engaging powers of an author are to make new things familiar, familiar...

The two most engaging powers of an author are to make new things familiar, familiar...

This is why I studied literature in college. This is why I became a teacher:...

This is why I studied literature in college. This is why I became a teacher:...