Who said "The mind is like a parachute, it only works when it is open."?

This quote is attributed to Washington Irving.

The mind is like a parachute, it only works when it is open. - Washington Irving

"The mind is like a parachute, it only works when it is open."

Washington Irving Education

Writer American 1783–1859

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