Washington Irving
Birthdate: April 3, 1783
Birthplace: New York City, New York, U.S.A.
Date of Death: November 28, 1859
Occupation: Author and Diplomat
Profile: Best known for
Rip Van Winkle and
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
Website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Irving
Number of Quotes: 3
A tart temper mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edge tool that grows keener with constant use.
The sorrow for the dead is the only sorrow from which we refuse to be divorced. Every other wound we seek to heal - every other
affliction to forget; but this wound we consider it a duty to keep open - this affliction we cherish and brood over in solitude.
Whenever a man's friends begin to compliment him about looking young, he may be sure that they think he is growing old.
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