The natural effect of sorrow over the dead is to refine and elevate the mind. – Washington Irving
The natural principle of war is to do the most harm to our enemy with the least harm to ourselves and this of course is to be effected by stratagem. – Washington Irving
Those men are most apt to be obsequious and conciliating abroad, who are under the discipline of shrews at home. – Washington Irving
The land of literature is a fairy land to those who view it at a distance, but, like all other landscapes, the charm fades on a nearer approach, and the thorns and briars become visible. – Washington Irving