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

Quote by Washington Irving

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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...

There is never jealousy where there is not strong regard

There is never jealousy where there is not strong regard

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...

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...

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 never jealousy where there is not strong regard.

There is never jealousy where there is not strong regard.

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,...

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...

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 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 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...

Temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that...

Temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

Jealous people poison their own banquet and then eat it

Jealous people poison their own banquet and then eat it

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 sorrow for the dead is the only sorrow from which we refuse to be...

The sorrow for the dead is the only sorrow from which we refuse to be...

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...