...Herodotus, sth century вс, in The Histories (trans. Aubrey de Sélincourt, 1996), Vil, Ch. 10 34:14 A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use. Washington Irving, 1819-20, 'Rip Van Winkle', in The...

...moment Wolf entered the house his crest fell, his tail drooped to the ground or curled between his legs, he sneaked about with a gallows air, casting...never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use. For a long while he used to console himself when driven...

...moment Wolf entered the house his crest fell, his tail drooped to the ground, or curled between his legs, he sneaked about with a gallows air, casting...never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use. For a long while he used to console himself, when driven...

...time to stop" (Merriam-Webster 1995). "'Anger' is just one letter short of danger" (McKenzie 1980). "A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use" (Washington Irving in Cory 1985). "The most important...