Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.
Washington IrvingA tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.
Washington IrvingHow idle a boast, after all, is the immortality of a name! Time is ever silently turning over his pages; we are too much engrossed by the story of the present to think of the character and anecdotes that gave interest to the past; and each age is a volume thrown aside and forgotten.
Washington Irving