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To look upon its grass grown yard, where the sunbeams seem to sleep so quietly, one would think that there at least the dead might rest in peace.
— Washington Irving The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Tags: peace, death

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He is the true enchanter, whose spell operates, not upon the senses, but upon the imagination and the heart.
— Washington Irving
Tags: he, true, imagination, heart
One of the greatest and simplest tools for learning more and growing is doing more.
— Washington Irving
Tags: tools, more, doing, learning
The tongue is the only tool that gets sharper with use.
— Washington Irving
Tags: sharper, tool, use, tongue, only
A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.
— Washington Irving
Tags: temper, tongue, only, never, age
Temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.
— Washington Irving
Tags: temper, tongue, only, never, age
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