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Times grew worse and worse with rip van winkle as years of matrimony rolled on a tart temper never mellows with age and a sharp tongue is the only edge tool that grows keener by constant use what does the phrase a tart temper mellows with age and a sharp tongue is the only edge tool that grows keener by constant use suggest

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A quote that stood out to me was "Times grew worse and worse with Rip Van Winkle as years of matrimony rolled on; a tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use." Rip's marriage was obviously a burden to him.