Who ever hears of fat men heading a riot, or herding together in turbulent mobs? No - no, your lean, hungry men who are continually worrying society, and setting the whole community by the ears.

Quote by Washington Irving

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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 am always at a loss at how much to believe of my own stories.

I am always at a loss at how much to believe of my own stories.

There is nothing in England that exercises a more delightful spell over my imagination than...

There is nothing in England that exercises a more delightful spell over my imagination than...

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,...

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.

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 never jealousy where there is not strong regard.

There is never jealousy where there is not strong regard.

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...

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...

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...

Marriage is the torment of one, the felicity of two, the strife and enmity of...

Marriage is the torment of one, the felicity of two, the strife and enmity of...

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...

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

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

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 woman's life is a history of the affections

A woman's life is a history of the affections

Society is like a lawn where every roughness is smoothed, every bramble eradicated, and where...

Society is like a lawn where every roughness is smoothed, every bramble eradicated, and where...

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

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

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...

Talk is by far the most accessible of pleasures. It costs nothing in money, it...

Talk is by far the most accessible of pleasures. It costs nothing in money, it...

Every schoolmaster after the age of forty-nine, is inclined to flatulence is apt to swallow...

Every schoolmaster after the age of forty-nine, is inclined to flatulence is apt to swallow...

Old men are dangerous it doesn't matter to them what is going to happen to...

Old men are dangerous it doesn't matter to them what is going to happen to...