My fortune somewhat resembled that of a person who should entertain an idea of committing suicide, and, altogether beyond his hopes, meet with the good hap to be murdered.
NATHANIEL HAWTHORNEDeath should take me while I am in the mood.
More Nathaniel Hawthorne Quotes
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Let men tremble to win the hand of woman, unless they win along with it the utmost passion of her heart!
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We go all wrong by too strenuous a resolution to go right.
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Happiness is like a butterfly.
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Selfishness is one of the qualities apt to inspire love.
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Mankind are earthen jugs with spirits in them.
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Easy reading is damn hard writing.
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To do nothing is the way to be nothing.
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It is a curious subject of observation and inquiry, whether hatred and love be not the same thing at bottom.
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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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Generosity is the flower of justice.
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The thing you set your mind on is the thing you ultimately become.
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All brave men love; for he only is brave who has affections to fight for, whether in the daily battle of life, or in physical contests.
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Life is made up of marble and mud.
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The inward pleasure of imparting pleasure – that is the choicest of all.
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Accuracy is twin brother to honesty, and inaccuracy to dishonesty.
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