Death should take me while I am in the mood.
NATHANIEL HAWTHORNEOur Creator would never have made such lovely days, and have given us the deep hearts to enjoy them, above and beyond all thought, unless we were meant to be immortal.
More Nathaniel Hawthorne Quotes
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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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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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Just as there comes a warm sunbeam into every cottage window, so comes a lovebeam of God’s care and pity for every separate need.
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Echo is the voice of a reflection in a mirror.
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Salt is white and pure – there is something holy in salt.
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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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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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The thing you set your mind on is the thing you ultimately become.
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What is the voice of song when the world lacks the ear of taste?
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Happiness is like a butterfly.
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To the untrue man, the whole universe is false- it is impalpable- it shrinks to nothing within his grasp. And he himself is in so far as he shows himself in a false light, becomes a shadow, or, indeed, ceases to exist.
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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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A pure hand needs no glove to cover it.
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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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Mankind are earthen jugs with spirits in them.
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