Quotes by : Washington Irving

There is a certain relief in change even though it be from bad to worse as I have found in travelling....

Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.

There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness but of power. They speak more eloquently....

Kindness in women, not their beauteous looks, shall win my love.

There is, perhaps, no class of men on the face of the earth, says Captain Bonneville, who lead a life....

The natural effect of sorrow over the dead is to refine and elevate the mind.

It is worthy to note, that the early popularity of Washington was not the result of brilliant achievement....

Balt Van Tassel was an easy indulgent soul; he loved his daughter better even than his pipe, and, like....

Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly,....

To the traveller imbued with a feeling for the historical and poetical, so inseparately interwined in....