The easiest thing to do, whenever you fail, is to put yourself down by blaming your lack of ability for your misfortunes.

Quote by Washington Irving

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The tongue is the only tool that gets sharper with use.

The tongue is the only tool that gets sharper with use.

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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

Anglo-American culture seems to be governed by the perverse belief that portrayals of the body's...

Anglo-American culture seems to be governed by the perverse belief that portrayals of the body's...

The genius of the American system is that through freedom we have created extraordinary results...

The genius of the American system is that through freedom we have created extraordinary results...

There's a lot to be said for being nouveau riche, and the Reagans mean to...

There's a lot to be said for being nouveau riche, and the Reagans mean to...