Quotes from Washington Irving
A woman's life is a history of the affections.
— Washington Irving
[I]n the gloomy month of February.... The Deserts of Arabia are not more dreary and inhospitable than the streets of London at such a time.
— Washington Irving
A mother is the truest friend we have.
— Washington Irving
After all, it is the divinity within that makes the divinity without; and I have been more fascinated by a woman of talent and intelligence, though deficient in personal charms, than I have been by the most regular beauty.
— Washington Irving
Wit, after all, is a mighty tart, pungent ingredient, and much too acid for some stomachs; but honest good humor is the oil and wine of a merry meeting.
— Washington Irving
Marriage is the torment of one, the felicity of two, the strife and enmity of three.
— Washington Irving
Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.
— Washington Irving
No man knows what the wife of his bosom is until he has gone with her through the fiery trials of this world.
— Washington Irving
A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion.
— Washington Irving
Every desire bears its death in its very gratification. Curiosity languishes under repeated stimulants, and novelties cease to excite and surprise, until at length we cannot wonder even at a miracle.
— Washington Irving
Great minds have purposes, little minds have wishes.
— Washington Irving
A mother is the truest friend we have . . .
— Washington Irving