Jealous people poison their own banquet and then eat it

Quote by Washington Irving

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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...

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...

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...

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...

There is certain relief in change, even though it be from bad to worse! As...

There is certain relief in change, even though it be from bad to worse! As...

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...

Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.

Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.

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...

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...

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...

Those men are most apt to be obsequious and conciliating abroad, who are under the...

Those men are most apt to be obsequious and conciliating abroad, who are under the...

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...

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.

The Almighty Dollar, that great object of universal devotion throughout our land.

The Almighty Dollar, that great object of universal devotion throughout our land.

After all, it is the divinity within that makes the divinity without; and I have...

After all, it is the divinity within that makes the divinity without; and I have...

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...

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

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

There are three things men can do with women: love them, suffer for them, or...

There are three things men can do with women: love them, suffer for them, or...

Men are just as sensitive, and in some ways more sensitive, than women are.

Men are just as sensitive, and in some ways more sensitive, than women are.