Gets Quote by Washington Irving Download Open image “The tongue is the only tool that gets sharper with use.” — Washington Irving ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.3 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Gets Only Tongue Tool Use
A sharp tongue is the only edge tool that grows keener with constant use. — Washington Irving 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
My tongue is a knife that is very sharp and you know, it can hurt you very easily. — Vikrant Parsai Copy Share Image
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
Alas for those girls who've refused the truth: The sweetest tongue has the sharpest tooth. — Jack Zipes Copy Share Image
The tongue is a sword or a magic wand; it can cut and kill or love and heal. — Glori Lamisi Danaba Copy Share Image
I have a very sharp tongue, I'm very impatient, and it's a lifelong struggle. — Karen Armstrong 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
When the dollar collapses, it's not doing it in a vacuum. If the dollar loses value, it's doing so relative to some other currency.… — Peter Schiff Copy Share Image
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I'll answer anything... I'm brutally honest, actually, which gets me in trouble. — Sarah McLachlan Copy Share Image
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Security is a component of everyday life that one spending time in Washington, D.C., gets accustomed to. Metal detectors, police vehicle barriers and heavily-armed… — Mike Crapo Copy Share Image
I don't know what it is about me that gets cast in specific roles. Some people would say, 'You're just a pretty face,' but… — Grace Park Copy Share Image
I'm definitely not comfortable in a Speedo! That's as uncomfortable as it gets! — Adam Rodriguez Copy Share Image
Maitre d's are at the financial spigot of the restaurant, meaning they control who gets in and who doesn't, but aside from that, they… — Joe Bastianich Copy Share Image
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