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

Quote by Washington Irving

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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...

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.

Acting provides the fulfillment of never being fulfilled. You're never as good as you'd like...

Acting provides the fulfillment of never being fulfilled. You're never as good as you'd like...

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

A woman's life is a history of the affections

A woman's life is a history of the affections

It embarrasses me to think of all those years I was buying silk suits and...

It embarrasses me to think of all those years I was buying silk suits and...

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 whole life is a history of the affections

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

Jealous people poison their own banquet and then eat it

Jealous people poison their own banquet and then eat it

Rising genius always shoots out its rays from among the clouds, but these will gradually...

Rising genius always shoots out its rays from among the clouds, but these will gradually...

The sorrow for the dead is the only sorrow from which we refuse to be...

The sorrow for the dead is the only sorrow from which we refuse to be...

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.

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...

I'm not scared of dyin', and I don't really care if it's peace you find...

I'm not scared of dyin', and I don't really care if it's peace you find...

Courage is fear that has said its prayers.

Courage is fear that has said its prayers.

Pretending that we live doesn't make us alive.

Pretending that we live doesn't make us alive.