Quote by Washington Irving
A womans whole life is a history of the affections. - Washington I

A womans whole life is a history of the affections. – 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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Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart. – Washington Irving

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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

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Neither current events nor history show that the majority rule, or ever did rule. – Jefferson Davis

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I think documentaries are the greatest way to educate an entire generation that doesnt often look back to learn anything about the history that provided a safe haven for so many of us today. – Steven Spielberg

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The Carter Center has the only existing international taskforce on disease eradication. Which means a total elimination of a disease on the face of the Earth. In the history of the world, theres only been one disease eradicated: smallpox. The second disease, I think, is gonna be guinea worm. – Jimmy Carter

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Historians of literature like to regard a century as a series of ten faces, each grimacing in a different way. – Richard Ellman

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Sitting kills, moving heals. – Joan Vernikos, c.2011

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A reputation once broken may possibly be repaired, but the world will always keep their eyes on the spot where the crack was. – Joseph Hall

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Art is the elimination of the unnecessary. – Pablo Picasso

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Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all. – Dale Carnegie

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