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

Quote by Washington Irving

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Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them.

Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them.

One of the greatest and simplest tools for learning more and growing is doing more.

One of the greatest and simplest tools for learning more and growing is doing more.

The idol of today pushes the hero of yesterday out of our recollection; and will,...

The idol of today pushes the hero of yesterday out of our recollection; and will,...

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

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

Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify...

Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify...

Society is like a lawn where every roughness is smoothed, every bramble eradicated, and where...

Society is like a lawn where every roughness is smoothed, every bramble eradicated, and where...

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...

A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden, fall upon...

A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden, fall upon...

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...

A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials, heavy and sudden, fall upon...

A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials, heavy and sudden, fall upon...

Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is to little.

Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is to little.

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

Marriage is the torment of one, the felicity of two, the strife and enmity of...

Marriage is the torment of one, the felicity of two, the strife and enmity of...

At the very least marriage is a miscarriage of expectation, at its worst a wrenching...

At the very least marriage is a miscarriage of expectation, at its worst a wrenching...

Marriage is a good deal like a circus: there is not as much in it...

Marriage is a good deal like a circus: there is not as much in it...

A lover may be a shadowy creature, but husbands are made of flesh and blood.

A lover may be a shadowy creature, but husbands are made of flesh and blood.