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

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

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...

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

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

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...

Great minds have purposes; little minds have wishes. Little minds are subdued by misfortunes; great...

Great minds have purposes; little minds have wishes. Little minds are subdued by misfortunes; great...

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...

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...

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...

Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.

Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.

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...

In civilized life, where the happiness, and indeed almost the existence, of man depends so...

In civilized life, where the happiness, and indeed almost the existence, of man depends so...

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...

I've had it with you and your emotional constipation!

I've had it with you and your emotional constipation!

A woman's life is a history of the affections

A woman's life is a history of the affections

A man does not mind being blamed for his faults, and being punished for them,...

A man does not mind being blamed for his faults, and being punished for them,...

Whatever reforms are carried out in the economy, without deep going changes in mens mentality...

Whatever reforms are carried out in the economy, without deep going changes in mens mentality...

Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.

Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.