Washington Irving Quotes
There is a sacredness in tears....They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition and of unspeakable love.

-Washington Irving
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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 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 o . . . Read more

-Washington Irving
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not a mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition and of unspeakable love.

-Washington Irving
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There is in every true woman's heart a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant in the broad daylight of prosperity; but which kindles up, and beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity.

-Washington Irving
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Great minds have purpose, others have wishes. Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortunes; but great minds rise above them.

-Washington Irving
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I profess not to know how women's hearts are wooed and won. To me they have always been matters of riddle and admiration.

-Washington Irving
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