Washington Irving
11 quotations
Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them.
A woman's life is a history of the affections.
They who drink beer will think beer.
There is never jealousy where there is not strong regard.
A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.
Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.
Marriage is the torment of one, the felicity of two, the strife and enmity of three.
Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.
The natural effect of sorrow over the dead is to refine and elevate the mind.
I am always at a loss at how much to believe of my own stories.
The tongue is the only instrument that gets sharper with use.