It embarrasses me to think of all those years I was buying silk suits and alligator shoes that were hurting my feet; cars that I just parked, and the dust would just build up on them.

Quote by Washington Irving

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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...

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...

Jealous people poison their own banquet and then eat it

Jealous people poison their own banquet and then eat it

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,...

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...

Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.

Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.

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

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

The easiest thing to do, whenever you fail, is to put yourself down by blaming...

The easiest thing to do, whenever you fail, is to put yourself down by blaming...

There is never jealousy where there is not strong regard.

There is never jealousy where there is not strong regard.

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

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

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 nothing in England that exercises a more delightful spell over my imagination than...

There is nothing in England that exercises a more delightful spell over my imagination than...

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...

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...

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...

The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant....

The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant....

People who have given us their complete confidence believe that they have a right to...

People who have given us their complete confidence believe that they have a right to...

The greatest gift you can give another is the purity of your attention.

The greatest gift you can give another is the purity of your attention.

A desire presupposes the possibility of action to achieve it; action presupposes a goal which...

A desire presupposes the possibility of action to achieve it; action presupposes a goal which...

I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than one closed by belief

I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than one closed by belief

Nature is a petrified magic city.

Nature is a petrified magic city.

Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new...

Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new...