Washington Irving : (5)

" Those men are most apt to be obsequious and conciliating abroad, who are under the discipline of shrews at home. " - Washington Irving

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

" Age is a matter of feeling, not of years. " - Washington Irving

" A sharp tongue is the only edge tool that grows keener with constant use. " - Washington Irving

" There is certain relief in change, even though it be from bad to worse! As I have often found in traveling in a stagecoach, that it is often a comfort to shift one’s position, and be bruised in a new place. " - Washington Irving