Washington Irving ( 10 of 29 )
A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the read more
A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts.
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.
Acting provides the fulfillment of never being fulfilled. You're never as good as you'd like to be. So there's always read more
Acting provides the fulfillment of never being fulfilled. You're never as good as you'd like to be. So there's always something to hope for.
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.
Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them.
Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them.
The idol of today pushes the hero of yesterday out of our recollection; and will, in turn, be supplanted by read more
The idol of today pushes the hero of yesterday out of our recollection; and will, in turn, be supplanted by his successor of tomorrow.
A woman's life is a history of the affections.
A woman's life is a history of the affections.
Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, read more
Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart.
A woman's whole life is a history of the affections.
A woman's whole life is a history of the affections.
