A man’s bewilderment is the measure of his wisdom.
NATHANIEL HAWTHORNEWhat 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.
More Nathaniel Hawthorne Quotes
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Trusting no man as his friend, he could not recognize his enemy when the latter actually appeared.
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Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind.
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Sunlight is painting.
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We dream in our waking moments, and walk in our sleep.
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Ugliness without tact is horrible.
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The inward pleasure of imparting pleasure – that is the choicest of all.
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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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Death should take me while I am in the mood.
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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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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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What we need for our happiness is often close at hand, if we knew but how to seek for it.
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There is something truer and more real, than what we can see with the eyes, and touch with the finger.
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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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If the truth were to be known, everyone would be wearing a scarlet letter of one form or another.
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We go all wrong by too strenuous a resolution to go right.
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