There is in every true woman's heart, a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant in the broad daylight of prosperity, but which kindles up and beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity.

Quote by Washington Irving

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My only fear is that I may live too long. This would be a subject...

My only fear is that I may live too long. This would be a subject...

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

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

Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify...

Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

(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

There is a serene and settled majesty to woodland scenery that enters into the soul...

There is a serene and settled majesty to woodland scenery that enters into the soul...

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...

One of the greatest and simplest tools for learning more and growing is doing more.

One of the greatest and simplest tools for learning more and growing is doing more.

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

'Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and...

'Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and...

Moral principle is a looser bond than pecuniary interest

Moral principle is a looser bond than pecuniary interest

To have doubted one's own first principles is the mark of a civilized man.

To have doubted one's own first principles is the mark of a civilized man.

In the sex war, thoughtlessness is the weapon of the male, vindictiveness of the female.

In the sex war, thoughtlessness is the weapon of the male, vindictiveness of the female.