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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Young lawyers attend the courts not because they have business there but because they have...

Young lawyers attend the courts not because they have business there but because they have...

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

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

The portion of a law usually found unconstitutional is the teeth

The portion of a law usually found unconstitutional is the teeth

Great minds have purposes; little minds have wishes. Little minds are subdued by misfortunes; great...

Great minds have purposes; little minds have wishes. Little minds are subdued by misfortunes; great...

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...

Jealous people poison their own banquet and then eat it

Jealous people poison their own banquet and then eat it

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...

An inexhaustible good nature is one of the most precious gifts of heaven, spreading itself...

An inexhaustible good nature is one of the most precious gifts of heaven, spreading itself...

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,...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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,...

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...

True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks...

True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks...

The human race has had long experience and a fine tradition in surviving adversity. But...

The human race has had long experience and a fine tradition in surviving adversity. But...

He is the best sailor who can steer within fewest points of the wind, and...

He is the best sailor who can steer within fewest points of the wind, and...

Except to heaven, she is nought; Except for angels, lone; Except to some wide-wandering bee,...

Except to heaven, she is nought; Except for angels, lone; Except to some wide-wandering bee,...

Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.

Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.