Happiness in this world, when it comes, comes incidentally. Make it the object of pursuit, and it leads us a wild-goose chase, and is never attained. Follow some other object, and very possibly we may find that we have caught happiness without dreaming of it.
NATHANIEL HAWTHORNEAccuracy is twin brother to honesty, and inaccuracy to dishonesty.
More Nathaniel Hawthorne Quotes
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Accuracy is twin brother to honesty, and inaccuracy to dishonesty.
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Echo is the voice of a reflection in a mirror.
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The inward pleasure of imparting pleasure – that is the choicest of all.
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Death should take me while I am in the mood.
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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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What a happy and holy fashion it is that those who love one another should rest on the same pillow.
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Generosity is the flower of justice.
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This world owes all its forward impulses to people ill at ease.
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And there I sat, long long ago, waiting for the world to know me.
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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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A pure hand needs no glove to cover 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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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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Mountains are earth’s undecaying monuments.
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The trees reflected in the river – they are unconscious of a spiritual world so near to them. So are we.
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