Some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under every disadvantage and working their solitary but irresistible way through a thousand obstacles.

Quote by Washington Irving

Topics: Mind Quotes

A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into...

A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into...

I don't mind living in a man's world as long as I can be a...

I don't mind living in a man's world as long as I can be a...

There is in every woman's heart a spark of heavenly fire which lies dormant in...

There is in every woman's heart a spark of heavenly fire which lies dormant in...

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

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

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...

They who drink beer will think beer.

They who drink beer will think beer.

There is never jealousy where there is not strong regard

There is never jealousy where there is not strong regard

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...

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...

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...

(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

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...

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...

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...

A woman never forgets her sex. She would rather talk with a man than an...

A woman never forgets her sex. She would rather talk with a man than an...

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

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

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...

What restrains us from killing is partly fear of punishment, partly moral scruple, and partly...

What restrains us from killing is partly fear of punishment, partly moral scruple, and partly...

My dad's sense of humor was direct and sometimes surreal - his quick wit is...

My dad's sense of humor was direct and sometimes surreal - his quick wit is...