Share this quote

Back to the quote ↗

Open sharing page

“A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edge tool that grows keener with constant use.” — Washington Irving · The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon (1819-1820), 'Rip Van Winkle'. Illustrated QuoteGeek card.

Square · 1080 × 1080 · PNG

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

Washington Irving · The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon (1819-1820), 'Rip Van Winkle'

Image format

Choose an app in your device's share menu. Some apps leave out the caption; you can copy it below.

Download image ↓

Share on X ↗

Opens a draft with text and a link. To post the image, download it first.

X will open with the attribution and link. The full quote is in the caption below.

Select the text below to copy it.

Caption

“A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edge tool that grows keener with constant use.” — Washington Irving · The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon (1819-1820), 'Rip Van Winkle'

https://quotegeek.com/books/the-sketch-book-of-geoffrey-crayon-1819-1820-rip-van-winkle/a-tart-temper-never-mellows-with-age-and/

Quote link

https://quotegeek.com/books/the-sketch-book-of-geoffrey-crayon-1819-1820-rip-van-winkle/a-tart-temper-never-mellows-with-age-and/

QuoteGeek

A place for the words you remember.

MoodsMotivational Inspirational Famous Positive Love Funny Life Short Friendship All themes

More of the archiveVideo Games Comics Anime

Collections Characters About Methodology Corrections Privacy