“I endeavor to take things as they come with cheerfulness, and when I cannot get a dinner to suit my taste, I endeavor to get a taste to suit my dinner.”
Letter to William Irving, Jr., about his positive attitude acquired while traveling in Europe.
Source: Washington Irving to William Irving Jr., September 20, 1804, Works 23:90.
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“It's getting so people no longer count the silverware when I come to dinner.”
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