It is not poverty so much as pretense that harasses a ruined man - the struggle between a proud mind and an empty purse - the keeping up of a hollow show that must soon come to an end.

Quote by Washington Irving

Topics: Mind Quotes, Poverty Quotes

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 land of literature is a fairy land to those who view it at a...

The land of literature is a fairy land to those who view it at a...

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...

Whenever a man's friends begin to compliment him about looking young, he may be sure...

Whenever a man's friends begin to compliment him about looking young, he may be sure...

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

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

(Man's) history is a tale that is told, and his very monument becomes a ruin

(Man's) history is a tale that is told, and his very monument becomes a ruin

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...

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...

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 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.

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.

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...

Some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under every disadvantage and working their...

Some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under every disadvantage and working their...

Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial...

Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial...

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

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

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,...

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.

There is never jealousy where there is not strong regard.

There is never jealousy where there is not strong regard.

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...