Quote by Washington Irving
Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of th

Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart. – Washington Irving

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Those men are most apt to be obsequious and conciliating abroad, who are under the discipline of shrews at home. – 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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Who ever hears of fat men heading a riot, or herding together in turbulent mobs? No – no, your lean, hungry men who are continually worrying society, and setting the whole community by the ears. – Washington Irving

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Great is the art of beginning, but greater is the art of ending. – Lazurus Long

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The best things said come last. People will talk for hours saying nothing much and then linger at the door with words that come with a rush from the heart. – Alan Alda

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May you have warm words on a cool evening, a full moon on a dark night, and a smooth road all the way to your door. – Irish Toast

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No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the friendship of those who are thoroughly persuaded of each other’s worth. – Robert Southey

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In summer, the song sings itself. – William Carlos Williams

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