~ Washington Irving Quotes ~

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Washington Irving Quotes


An American author, essayist, biographer and historian of the early 19th century. 
Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American author, essayist, biographer and historian of the early 19th century. He was best known for his short stories "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle", both of which appear in his book The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. His historical works include biographies of George Washington, Oliver Goldsmith and Muhammad, and several histories of 15th-century Spain dealing with subjects such as Christopher Columbus, the Moors, and the Alhambra. Irving also served as the U.S. minister to Spain from 1842 to 1846.

Here are some famous quotes by Washington Irving.

Great minds have purposes others have wishes.

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I am always at a loss to know how much to believe of my own stories.

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Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above it.

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

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Here's to your good health and your family's good health and may you all live long and prosper.

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The idol of today pushes the hero of yesterday out of our recollection; and will in turn be supplanted by his successor of tomorrow.

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Man passes away; his name perishes from record and recollection; his history is as a tale that is told and his very monument becomes a ruin.

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The almighty dollar that great object of universal devotion throughout our land seems to have no genuine devotees in these peculiar villages.

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Some minds seem almost to create themselves springing up under every disadvantage and working their solitary but irresistible way through a thousand obstacles.

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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.

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There is a certain relief in change even though it be from bad to worse; as I have found in traveling in a stagecoach it is often a comfort to shift one's position and be bruised in a new place.

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There is a certain relief in change even though it be from bad to worse; as I have found in travelling in a stagecoach that it is often a comfort to shift one's position and be bruised in a new place.

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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 messengers of overwhelming grief. . . and unspeakable love.