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Washington Irving
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"Kindness in women, not their beauteous looks, shall win my love."
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Washington Irving
Topic(s):
Women
"The natural principle of war is to do the most harm to our enemy with the least harm to ourselves; and this of course is to be effected by stratagem."
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Washington Irving
Topic(s):
War
"Who ever hears of fat men heading a riot, or herding together in turbulent mobs? No – no, your lean, hungry men who are continually worrying society, and setting the whole community by the ears."
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Washington Irving
Topic(s):
Society
"The natural effect of sorrow over the dead is to refine and elevate the mind."
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Washington Irving
Topic(s):
Sympathy
"A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles."
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Washington Irving
Topic(s):
Smile
"Marriage is the torment of one, the felicity of two, the strife and enmity of three."
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Washington Irving
Topic(s):
Marriage
"Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart."
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Washington Irving
Topic(s):
Love
"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."
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Washington Irving
Topic(s):
Love
"There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the 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."
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Washington Irving
Topic(s):
Love
"Those men are most apt to be obsequious and conciliating abroad, who are under the discipline of shrews at home."
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Washington Irving
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