To the untrue man, the whole universe is false- it is impalpable- it shrinks to nothing within his grasp. And he himself is in so far as he shows himself in a false light, becomes a shadow, or, indeed, ceases to exist.
NATHANIEL HAWTHORNEGenerosity is the flower of justice.
More Nathaniel Hawthorne Quotes
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If mankind were all intellect, they would be continually changing, so that one age would be entirely unlike another. The great conservative is the heart, which remains the same in all ages; so that commonplaces of a thousand years’ standing are as effective as ever.
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We must not always talk in the market-place of what happens to us in the forest.
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Nobody will use other people’s experience, nor have any of his own till it is too late to use it.
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The heart of true womanhood knows where its own sphere is, and never seeks to stray beyond it!
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Our Creator would never have made such lovely days, and have given us the deep hearts to enjoy them, above and beyond all thought, unless we were meant to be immortal.
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Every individual has a place to fill in the world and is important in some respect whether he chooses to be so or not.
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The calmer thought is not always the right thought, just as the distant view is not always the truest view.
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The inward pleasure of imparting pleasure – that is the choicest of all.
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Wherever there is a heart and an intellect, the diseases of the physical frame are tinged with the peculiarities of these.
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Sunlight is painting.
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What is the voice of song when the world lacks the ear of taste?
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Echo is the voice of a reflection in a mirror.
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What we call real estate – the solid ground to build a house on – is the broad foundation on which nearly all the guilt of this world rests.
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What a happy and holy fashion it is that those who love one another should rest on the same pillow.
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A hero cannot be a hero unless in a heroic world.
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