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

The Almighty Dollar, that great object of universal devotion throughout our land.

The Almighty Dollar, that great object of universal devotion throughout our land.

There is never jealousy where there is not strong regard

There is never jealousy where there is not strong regard

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...

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 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've had it with you and your emotional constipation!

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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...

There is certain relief in change, even though it be from bad to worse! As...

There is certain relief in change, even though it be from bad to worse! As...

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...

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?...

I'd rather lose myself in passion than lose my passion.

I'd rather lose myself in passion than lose my passion.

It's much easier to turn a friendship into love, than love into friendship.

It's much easier to turn a friendship into love, than love into friendship.

Friendship is a sheltering tree

Friendship is a sheltering tree

When we are young, friends are, like everything else, a matter of course. In the...

When we are young, friends are, like everything else, a matter of course. In the...

Few women, I fear, have had such reason as I have to think the long...

Few women, I fear, have had such reason as I have to think the long...