Youth fades; love droops; the leaves of friendship fall; a mother's secret hope outlives them all!

Quote by Washington Irving

Topics: Friendship Quotes, Love Quotes, Youth Quotes

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 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...

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

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

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...

A sharp tongue is the only edge tool that grows keener with constant use.

A sharp tongue is the only edge tool that grows keener with constant use.

A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion.

A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion.

Some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under every disadvantage and working their...

Some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under every disadvantage and working their...

He is the true enchanter, whose spell operates, not upon the senses, but upon the...

He is the true enchanter, whose spell operates, not upon the senses, but upon 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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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,...

Young lawyers attend the courts, not because they have business there, but because they have...

Young lawyers attend the courts, not because they have business there, but because they have...

Who ever hears of fat men heading a riot, or herding together in turbulent mobs?...

Who ever hears of fat men heading a riot, or herding together in turbulent mobs?...

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...