Trusting no man as his friend, he could not recognize his enemy when the latter actually appeared.
NATHANIEL HAWTHORNEThe thing you set your mind on is the thing you ultimately become.
More Nathaniel Hawthorne Quotes
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Though we speak nonsense, God will pick out the meaning of it.
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What is the voice of song when the world lacks the ear of taste?
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It is a curious subject of observation and inquiry, whether hatred and love be not the same thing at bottom.
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Oh, for the years I have not lived, but only dreamed of living.
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Selfishness is one of the qualities apt to inspire love.
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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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Generosity is the flower of justice.
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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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Nobody, I think, ought to read poetry, or look at pictures or statues, who cannot find a great deal more in them than the poet or artist has actually expressed. Their highest merit is suggestiveness.
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Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind.
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Salt is white and pure – there is something holy in salt.
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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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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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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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A hero cannot be a hero unless in a heroic world.
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