Maxioms by Washington Irving
Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.
Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.
A father may turn his back on his child, brothers and sisters may become inveterate enemies, husbands may desert their read more
A father may turn his back on his child, brothers and sisters may become inveterate enemies, husbands may desert their wives, wives their husbands. But a mother's love endures through all.
Great minds have purposes; little minds have wishes. Little minds are subdued by misfortunes; great minds rise above them.
Great minds have purposes; little minds have wishes. Little minds are subdued by misfortunes; great minds rise above them.
A tart temper never mellows with age; and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with read more
A tart temper never mellows with age; and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.
An inexhaustible good nature is one of the most precious gifts of heaven, spreading itself like oil over the troubled read more
An inexhaustible good nature is one of the most precious gifts of heaven, spreading itself like oil over the troubled sea of thought, and keeping the mind smooth and equable in the roughest weather.
