An inexhaustible good nature is one of the most precious gifts of heaven, spreading itself like oil over the troubled sea of thought, and keeping the mind smooth and equable in the roughest weather.

Quote by Washington Irving

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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...

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...

A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged...

A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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.

I've had it with you and your emotional constipation!

I've had it with you and your emotional constipation!

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.

There are more pompous, arrogant, self-centered mediocre people running corporate America Their judgments and misjudgments...

There are more pompous, arrogant, self-centered mediocre people running corporate America Their judgments and misjudgments...

Remember and help America remember that the fellowship of human beings is more important than...

Remember and help America remember that the fellowship of human beings is more important than...

What we really want to do is what we are really meant to do. When...

What we really want to do is what we are really meant to do. When...