• Temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.

  Washington Irving
  American writer 1783-1859
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Subjects in these quotes:

1. constant
2. tongue
3. keener
4. edged
5. grows

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Temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use. by : Washington Irving

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