Mountains are earth’s undecaying monuments.
NATHANIEL HAWTHORNENo 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.
More Nathaniel Hawthorne Quotes
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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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A hero cannot be a hero unless in a heroic world.
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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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Articulate words are a harsh clamor and dissonance. When man arrives at his highest perfection, he will again be dumb.
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Men of cold passions have quick eyes.
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Sunlight is painting.
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Easy reading is damn hard writing.
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What is the voice of song when the world lacks the ear of taste?
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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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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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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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Death should take me while I am in the mood.
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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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A man’s bewilderment is the measure of his wisdom.
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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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