Truth Quote by Washington Irving

““There is nothing in this world so hard to get at as truth, and there is nothing in this world but truth that I care for.””

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Some minds corrode and grow inactive under the loss of personal liberty; others grow morbid and irritable; but it is the nature of the…

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Language gradually varies, and with it fade away the writings of authors who have flourished their allotted time; otherwise, the creative powers of genius…

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A woman's life is a history of the affections.

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A father may turn his back on his child, brothers and sisters may become inveterate enemies, husbands may desert their wives, wives their husbands.…

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Over no nation does the press hold a more absolute control than over the people of America, for the universal education of the poorest…

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I have never found, in anything outside of the four walls of my study, an enjoyment equal to sitting at my writing desk with…

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There is no character in the comedy of human life more difficult to play well than that of an old bachelor.

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He who thinks much says but little in proportion to his thoughts. He selects that language which will convey his ideas in the most explicit and direct manner. He tries to compress as much thought as possible into a few words. On the contrary, the man who talks everlastingly and promiscuously, who seems to have an exhaustless magazine of sound,…

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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…

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Redundancy of language is never found with deep reflection. Verbiage may indicate observation, but not thinking. He who thinks much says but little in…

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History fades into fable; fact becomes clouded with doubt and controversy; the inscription molders from the tablet: the statue falls from the pedestal. Columns,…

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There is a majestic grandeur in tranquillity.

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