Quote by Washington Irving
I sometimes think one of the great blessings we shall enjoy in hea

I sometimes think one of the great blessings we shall enjoy in heaven, will be to receive letters by every post and never be obliged to reply to them. – Washington Irving

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Young lawyers attend the courts, not because they have business there, but because they have no business. – Washington Irving

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The scholar only knows how dear these silent, yet eloquent, companions of pure thoughts and innocent hours become in the season of adversity. When all that is worldly turns to dross around us, these only retain their steady value. – Washington Irving

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The tie which links mother and child is of such pure and immaculate strength as to be never violated. – Washington Irving

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When he wrote a letter, he would put that which was most material in the postscript, as if it had been a by-matter. – Francis Bacon, "Of Cunning," Essays

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Sir, more than kisses, letters mingle souls; for, thus friends absent speak. – John Donne

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Letters

It takes two to write a letter as much as it takes two to make a quarrel. – Elizabeth Drew

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Never write a letter if you can help it, and never destroy one! – John A. MacDonald

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