No man is so methodical as a complete idler, and none so scrupulous in measuring out his time as he whose time is worth nothing.
Washington IrvingThere is something nobly simple and pure in a taste for the cultivation of forest trees.
Washington IrvingA tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.
Washington IrvingThere is no character in the comedy of human life more difficult to play well than that of an old bachelor.
Washington Irving