Quotes by Irving, Washington

Some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under every >>

Those men are most apt to be obsequious and conciliating abroad, who a >>

The idol of today pushes the hero of yesterday out of our recollection >>

Quotations about Humor

Musical comedies aren't written, they are rewritten. >>

Humor is something that thrives between man's aspirations and his limi >>

The happiness or unhappiness of men depends as much on their humors as >>

An inexhaustible good nature is one of the most precious gifts of heaven, spreading itself like oil over the troubled sea of thought, and keeping the mind smooth and equable in the roughest weather.

Irving, Washington