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There is an alchemy of quiet malice by which women can concoct a subtle poison from ordinary trifles.

Nathaniel Hawthorne

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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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We dream in our waking moments, and walk in our sleep.
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The thing you set your mind on is the thing you ultimately become.
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Generosity is the flower of justice.
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A man’s bewilderment is the measure of his wisdom.
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There is great incongruity in this idea of monuments, since those to whom they are usually dedicated need no such recognition to embalm their memory; and any man who does, is not worthy of one.
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Caresses, expressions of one sort or another, are necessary to the life of the affections as leaves are to the life of a tree. If they are wholly restrained, love will die at the roots.
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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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Dream strange things and make them look like truth.
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We sometimes congratulate ourselves at the moment of waking from a troubled dream; it may be so the moment after death.
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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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Salt is white and pure – there is something holy in salt.
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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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Trusting no man as his friend, he could not recognize his enemy when the latter actually appeared.
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Death should take me while I am in the mood.
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