A bodily disease which we look upon as whole and entire within itself, may after all, be but a symptom of some ailment in the spiritual part.
NATHANIEL HAWTHORNELife is made up of marble and mud.
More Nathaniel Hawthorne Quotes
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Generosity is the flower of justice.
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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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Life is made up of marble and mud.
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I want nothing to do with politicians. Their hearts wither away, and die out of their bodies. Their consciences are turned to india-rubber, or to some substance as black as that, and which will stretch as much.
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Dream strange things and make them look like truth.
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She had not known the weight until she felt the freedom.
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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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Mankind are earthen jugs with spirits in them.
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I cannot endure to waste anything as precious as autumn sunshine by staying in the house. So I spend almost all the daylight hours in the open air.
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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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Happiness is not found in things you possess, but in what you have the courage to release.
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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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There is something truer and more real, than what we can see with the eyes, and touch with the finger.
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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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Salt is white and pure – there is something holy in salt.
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