Accuracy is twin brother to honesty, and inaccuracy to dishonesty.
NATHANIEL HAWTHORNEThere is an alchemy of quiet malice by which women can concoct a subtle poison from ordinary trifles.
More Nathaniel Hawthorne Quotes
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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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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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The greatest obstacle to being heroic is the doubt whether one may going to prove one’s self a fool.
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Echo is the voice of a reflection in a mirror.
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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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Ugliness without tact is horrible.
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The world owes all its onward impulses to men ill at ease. The happy man inevitably confines himself within ancient limits.
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A hero cannot be a hero unless in a heroic world.
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We dream in our waking moments, and walk in our sleep.
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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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Happiness is not found in things you possess, but in what you have the courage to release.
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I have laughed, in bitterness and agony of heart, at the contrast between what I seem and what I am!
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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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Oh, for the years I have not lived, but only dreamed of living.
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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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