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The greatest obstacle to being heroic is the doubt whether one may going to prove one’s self a fool.

Nathaniel Hawthorne

It is a curious subject of observation and inquiry, whether hatred and love be not the same thing at bottom.
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Deep Hate Love Observation Subject Wisdom
Ugliness without tact is horrible.
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Horrible One Liner Ugly
Our most intimate friend is not he to whom we show the worst, but the best of our nature.
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Best Friendship Intimate Nature Worst
We go all wrong by too strenuous a resolution to go right.
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Fight Resolution Wrong
When scattered clouds are resting on the bosoms of hills, it seems as if one might climb into the heavenly region, earth being so intermixed with sky, and gradually transformed into it.
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Earth Heaven Nature Region Transformation
The trees reflected in the river – they are unconscious of a spiritual world so near to them. So are we.
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Philosophy Reflection River Spiritual Tree World
There is evil in every human heart, which may remain latent, perhaps, through the whole of life; but circumstances may rouse it to activity.
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Activity Evil Heart Human Life Philosophy
Love, whether newly born, or aroused from a deathlike slumber, must always create sunshine, filling the heart so full of radiance, this it overflows upon the outward world.
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Born Creation Death Heart Love Radiance Shine Sun World
Sunlight is painting.
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Art Light One Liner Painting Sun
Nobody, I think, ought to read poetry, or look at pictures or statues, who cannot find a great deal more in them than the poet or artist has actually expressed. Their highest merit is suggestiveness.
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Advantage Artist Expression Photography Poet Poetry Reading Thinking
The thing you set your mind on is the thing you ultimately become.
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Inspirational Mindset Power Thinking Yourself
Echo is the voice of a reflection in a mirror.
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Mirror One Liner Reflection Voice
I want nothing to do with politicians. Their hearts wither away, and die out of their bodies. Their consciences are turned to india-rubber, or to some substance as black as that, and which will stretch as much.
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Black Body Death Heart Myself Politics
Mountains are earth’s undecaying monuments.
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Earth Monument Mountain Nature One Liner
No man for any considerable period can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be the true.
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Face Family Man Period True
It contributes greatly towards a man’s moral and intellectual health, to be brought into habits of companionship with individuals unlike himself, who care little for his pursuits, and whose sphere and abilities he must go out of himself to appreciate.
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Ability Greatness Happiness Man Moral

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