"There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love."
"It is but seldom that any one overt act produces hostilities between two nations; there exists, more commonly, a previous jealousy and ill will, a predisposition to take offense."
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Source: Washington Irving (2006). “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories From the Sketch Book”, p.54, Penguin
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