More from Washington Irving

  1. 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.
  2. An inexhaustible good nature is one of the most precious gifts of heaven, spreading itself like oil over the troubled sea of thought, and k…
  3. A woman never forgets her sex. She would rather talk with a man than an angel, any day.
  4. Here's to your good health, and your family's good health, and may you all live long and prosper.
  5. A kind heart is a fountain of gladness making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.
  6. Kindness in women, not their beauteous looks, shall win my love.
  7. A father may turn his back on his child, brothers and sisters may become inveterate enemies, husbands may desert their wives, wives their h…
  8. Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.

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