Young lawyers attend the courts, not because they have business there, but because they have no business. – Washington Irving
Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart. – Washington Irving
After all, it is the divinity within that makes the divinity without and I have been more fascinated by a woman of talent and intelligence, though deficient in personal charms, than I have been by the most regular beauty. – Washington Irving
Those men are most apt to be obsequious and conciliating abroad, who are under the discipline of shrews at home. – Washington Irving