It is not poverty so much as pretense that harasses a ruined man - the struggle between a proud mind and an empty purse - the keeping up of a hollow show that must soon come to an end.Washington Irving
Select Washington Irving Quotations
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love.
Washington Irving
Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.
Washington Irving
Age is a matter of feeling, not of years.
Washington Irving
Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.
Washington Irving
Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is to little.
Washington Irving
They who drink beer will think beer.
Washington Irving
I am always at a loss at how much to believe of my own stories.
Washington Irving
All Washington Irving Quotations
Words
Between,
Come,
Empty,
End,
Hollow,
Keeping,
Man,
Mind,
Much,
Must,
Poverty,
Pretense,
Proud,
Purse,
Ruined,
Show,
Soon,
Struggle,
Up
Definitions
Between,
Come,
Empty,
End,
Hollow,
Keeping,
Man,
Mind,
Much,
Must,
Poverty,
Pretense,
Proud,
Purse,
Ruined,
Show,
Soon,
Struggle,
Up
Copyright © 2001 - 2012 BrainyQuote
BookRags Media Network
