Sharp tongue Quote by Washington Irving Download Open image “A sharp tongue is the only edge tool that grows keener with constant use.” — Washington Irving ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.4 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Sharp tongue
Temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use. — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use. — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
My tongue is a knife that is very sharp and you know, it can hurt you very easily. — Vikrant Parsai Copy Share Image
I have a very sharp tongue, I'm very impatient, and it's a lifelong struggle. — Karen Armstrong Copy Share Image
The tongue pierces faster, deeper and sharper than any sword can. Think carefully before using such a weapon. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Some minds corrode and grow inactive under the loss of personal liberty; others grow morbid and irritable; but it is the nature of the… — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
Language gradually varies, and with it fade away the writings of authors who have flourished their allotted time; otherwise, the creative powers of genius… — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
A father may turn his back on his child, brothers and sisters may become inveterate enemies, husbands may desert their wives, wives their husbands.… — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
Over no nation does the press hold a more absolute control than over the people of America, for the universal education of the poorest… — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
I have never found, in anything outside of the four walls of my study, an enjoyment equal to sitting at my writing desk with… — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
There is no character in the comedy of human life more difficult to play well than that of an old bachelor. — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
He who thinks much says but little in proportion to his thoughts. He selects that language which will convey his ideas in the most… — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
A woman's whole life is a history of the affections. The heart is her world: it is there her ambition strives for empire; it… — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
Redundancy of language is never found with deep reflection. Verbiage may indicate observation, but not thinking. He who thinks much says but little in… — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
History fades into fable; fact becomes clouded with doubt and controversy; the inscription molders from the tablet: the statue falls from the pedestal. Columns,… — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
she got a reputation for an easy smile and a sharp tongue, and using one to balance the other, she seemed friendly but distant — Dorothy Allison Copy Share Image
I have a very sharp tongue, I'm very impatient, and it's a lifelong struggle. — Karen Armstrong Copy Share Image
“Lisette was born without the ability to speak, but she'd been brazen with written words as a child, substituting a sharp tongue for a… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use. — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
What are you?” She demanded. “My dad? Osiris? Are you even alive?” Dad looked at Anubis. “What did I tell you about her? Fiercer… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
“No one had asked her to marry him, nor was there someone she wished to wed. Not that she did not enjoy the company… — Janet Wallach Copy Share Image
“You look super cute when you get all worked up. If it weren't for that razor-sharp tongue of yours,I'd suck that cuteness right out… — Priya Kanaparti Copy Share Image
I think [ Lars Von Trier] is a fantastic filmmaker. No question. You've got to be ready for him. He's sharp and he's got… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
“Your sharp tongue leaves a mountainous of casualties along the away.” — Euginia Herlihy Copy Share Image
To really carewhen surrounded by indifference, is honorable. When one can maintain positive motivation amid apathetic crowds shows great integrity. And to motivate without… — Chip Deaton Copy Share Image
Why are we so attached to the severities of the past? Why are we so proud of having endured our fathers and our mothers,… — Hilary Mantel Copy Share Image