I have laughed, in bitterness and agony of heart, at the contrast between what I seem and what I am!
NATHANIEL HAWTHORNEEvery individual has a place to fill in the world and is important in some respect whether he chooses to be so or not.
More Nathaniel Hawthorne Quotes
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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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She had not known the weight until she felt the freedom.
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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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A hero cannot be a hero unless in a heroic world.
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Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.
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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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We dream in our waking moments, and walk in our sleep.
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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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What a happy and holy fashion it is that those who love one another should rest on the same pillow.
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The thing you set your mind on is the thing you ultimately become.
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There is an alchemy of quiet malice by which women can concoct a subtle poison from ordinary trifles.
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Let men tremble to win the hand of woman, unless they win along with it the utmost passion of her heart!
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And there I sat, long long ago, waiting for the world to know me.
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My fortune somewhat resembled that of a person who should entertain an idea of committing suicide, and, altogether beyond his hopes, meet with the good hap to be murdered.
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A pure hand needs no glove to cover it.
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