A tart temper never mellows with age; and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use. -Washington Irving

 

A tart temper never mellows with age; and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.


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This quote is just one of 18 total Washington Irving quotes in our collection. Washington Irving is known for saying 'A tart temper never mellows with age; and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.' as well as some of the following quotes.

A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts.

Washington Irving

There is a healthful hardiness about real dignity that never dreads contact and communion with others, however humble.

Washington Irving

Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart.

Washington Irving

...but what courage can withstand the ever-enduring and all-besetting terrors of a woman's tongue?

Washington Irving

I've had it with you and your emotional constipation!

Washington Irving