What did Washington Irving mean by: Washington, in fact, had very little private life, but was eminently a public character. Washington Irving Author · USA Copy
+ It’s a fair wind that blew men to ale. Author, October 29, 2023January 2, 2025, Washington Irving, Celebration, Enjoyment, Friendship, 0 Washington Irving Author · USA
+ Surely happiness is reflective, like the light of heaven. Author, August 5, 2023January 2, 2025, Washington Irving, Happiness, Light, Reflection, 0 Washington Irving Author · USA
+ Jealous people poison their own banquet and then eat it Author, September 7, 2023January 2, 2025, Washington Irving, Consequences, Jealousy, Self-destructive, 0 Washington Irving Author · USA
+ A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion. Author, July 7, 2023January 2, 2025, Washington Irving, Action, Alertness, Effectiveness, 0 Washington Irving Author · USA
Every antique farm-house and moss-grown cottage is a picture. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Washington Irving, Beauty, Nostalgia, Simplicity, 0 Washington Irving Author · USA
A father may turn his back on his child, … . but a mother’s love endures through all. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Washington Irving, Family, Love, Resilience, 0 Washington Irving Author · USA
I value this delicious home-feeling as one of the choicest gifts a parent can bestow. Author, January 14, 2024January 9, 2025, Washington Irving, Family, Gratitude, Love, 0 Washington Irving Author · USA
+ Poetry is evidently a contagious complaint. Author, September 28, 2023January 2, 2025, Washington Irving, Complaint, Contagious, Poetry, 0 Washington Irving Author · USA
In art as in life the valid sacrifices are those that bring no income. Read explanation Jean Rostand Biologist · France
A wise man neither suffers himself to be governed, nor attempts to govern others. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
It is better to expose ourselves to ingratitude than to neglect our duty to the distressed. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Sleeping is no mean art: for its sake one must stay awake all day. Read explanation Friedrich Nietzsche Philosopher · Germany
